Abstract
Arachnids have successfully colonized subterranean environments. Compared to spiders, harvestmen, and pseudoscorpions, scorpions have a moderate number of subterranean species, including troglophiles and troglobites. Among the four families and 184 species and three subspecies of scorpions found in Brazil, three families and at least 33 species and one subspecies have been documented in subterranean habitats. This study presents a faunistic list of scorpion occurrences in caves and other types of subterranean habitats in Brazil, along with distribution maps and an attempt to classify species based on their use of and dependence on subterranean environments.
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Recommended Citation
Gallão, J. E., Lenhare, B. D., Oliveira-Neto, M., & Bichuette, M. E. 2026 . Scorpions in Brazilian caves and other subterranean habitats. Euscorpius, No. 430: 1-12.
