''Microcharmus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

scorpion Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

s in the family

Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera ('' Ananteris'', '' Centruroides'', '' Compsobuthus'', or '' Tityus'') are known, but a high number of species-poor ...

. The species are endemic to Madagascar.

List of species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Microcharmus'': * '' Microcharmus andrei'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 2019 * '' Microcharmus antongil'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 2019 * '' Microcharmus bemaraha'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 * '' Microcharmus cloudsleythompsoni'' Lourenço, 1995 * '' Microcharmus confluenciatus'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 * '' Microcharmus djangoa'' Lourenço, Waeber & Wilme, 2019 * '' Microcharmus duhemi'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 * '' Microcharmus fisheri'' Lourenço, 1998 * '' Microcharmus hauseri'' Lourenço, 1996 * '' Microcharmus jussarae'' Lourenço, 1996 * '' Microcharmus maculatus'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 * ''

Microcharmus madagascariensis ''Microcharmus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family Buthidae The Buthidae are the largest family of scorpions, containing about 100 genera and 1339 species as of 2022. A few very large genera ('' Ananteris'', '' Centruroides'', '' Compsobut ...

'' Lourenço, 1999 * '' Microcharmus pauliani'' (Lourenço, 2004) * '' Microcharmus sabineae'' Lourenço, 1996 * '' Microcharmus variegatus'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006 * '' Microcharmus violaceous'' Lourenço, Goodman & Fisher, 2006

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3312097 Buthidae Scorpion genera Taxa named by Wilson R. Lourenço