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  2. Tityus (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Tityus is a large genus of thick-tailed scorpions (family Buthidae), the namesake of its subfamily Tityinae. As of 2021, Tityus contains more than 220 described species distributed in Central America and South America , from Costa Rica to Argentina .

  3. Tityus serrulatus - Wikipedia

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    Tityus serrulatus, the Brazilian yellow scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Buthidae. It is native to Brazil , and its venom is extremely toxic. [ 1 ] It is the most dangerous scorpion in South America and is responsible for the most fatal cases.

  4. Tityus achilles - Wikipedia

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    Tityus achilles is a medium-sized Tityus species, reaching roughly 65 mm at the adult stage. [2] Specimens of all ages exhibit a uniformly dark-red coloration, with a darker metasoma. It is a nocturnal, litter-dwelling species with no observed arboreal tendencies in juveniles, though the preferred microhabitat of mature specimens remains unclear.

  5. Tityus obscurus - Wikipedia

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    Presumably, Tityus obscurus has been responsible for acute cerebellar dysfunction with neuromuscular manifestations in 58 patients in Santarém, Pará, Brazil. Symptoms such as cerebellar ataxia, dysdiadochokinesia, dysmetria, dysarthria, dyslalia, nausea and vomiting where reported to last for up to two days.

  6. Tityus stigmurus - Wikipedia

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    Tityus stigmurus is a species of scorpion from the family Buthidae that can be found in Brazil. The species are 4.5–6 centimetres (1.8–2.4 in) in length and are either golden-tan or yellowish-brown coloured. It takes them a year to mature into an adult, which makes them a fast-growing species.

  7. Ts8 - Wikipedia

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    Ts8 (also known as: TsK2, Tityustoxin K-beta, TsTX-K beta or TsTx-Kβ) is a neurotoxin present in the venom of the Brazilian yellow scorpion, Tityus serrulatus. Ts8 is a selective inhibitor of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv4.2 [1]

  8. Tityus apozonalli - Wikipedia

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    Tityus apozonalli is an extinct species of scorpion in the family Buthidae known from a fossil found in North America. The species is one of two scorpions described from Mexican amber and one of seven species from Central American amber deposits.

  9. Tityus trivittatus - Wikipedia

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    Tityus trivittatus. Kraepelin, 1898. Tityus trivittatus, commonly known as the Brazilian red house scorpion, is a species of arachnid endemic to South America.