Buthoidea

 ( Arachnid Superfamilies ) 

Buthoidea is the largest Taxonomic rank of . Its members are known as fat-tailed scorpions and bark scorpions. A few very large genera ( Ananteris, Centruroides, Compsobuthus, or Tityus) are known, but a high number of species-poor or monotypic ones also exist.Rein, Jan Ove (2008): The Scorpion Files - Buthidae. Retrieved June 25, 2008. They occur in the warmer parts of every major landmass on Earth, except on New Zealand. The superfamily was established by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837.

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Taxonomy Five families are placed into Buthoidea, two extant families Buthidae and Microcharmidae, plus three extinct families.

• †Archaeobuthidae (Lebanese amber, Hauterivian)
• Buthidae (Modern, Cenomanian - Recent)
• Microcharmidae (Modern, Recent)
• †Palaeoburmesebuthidae (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)
• †Protobuthidae ( Grès à Voltzia Formation, Anisian)
• †Sucinlourencoidae (Burmese amber, Cenomanian)

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