Tityus (Tityus) C. L. Koch, 1836

Moreno-Gonzalez 1, Jairo A., Pinto-da-Rocha 1, Ricardo & Gallao 2, Jonas E., 2021, Bringing order to a complex system: phenotypic and genotypic evidence contribute to the taxonomy of Tityus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) and support the description of a new species, ZooKeys 1075, pp. 33-75 : 33

Subgenus Tityus (Tityus) C. L. Koch, 1836

Tityus (Tityus) : Lourenço (2006): 57, 58, 60, figures 3-6, 10-13, 22.

Type species.

Scorpio bahiensis Perty, 1833 by monotypy.

Comments.

This subgenus currently includes, among others, all species assigned to the T. bahiensis Mello-Leitão, 1945; T. bolivianus Kraepelin, 1895; T. stigmurus Mello-Leitão, 1945, and T. trivittatus Mello-Leitão, 1945 species-groups, according to the classification proposal of Lourenço (2006). In addition to T. brazilae Lourenço & Eickstedt, 1984, here transferred to this subgenus (see Discussion). On the other hand, Tityus sastrei Lourenço & Flórez, 1990 belongs to Tityus (Atreus) and is excluded from Tityus (Tityus) (see Discussion). Finally, according to previous hypotheses and our data, the T. bolivianus Kraepelin, 1895 species-group forms an independent clade outside Tityus (Tityus) , but additional studies, including the study of the type species of this group, are required to propose a formal taxonomic decision.