Troglotayosicidae Lourenço, 1998

Prendini, Lorenzo, Ehrenthal, Valentin L. & Loria, Stephanie F., 2021, Systematics Of The Relictual Asian Scorpion Family Pseudochactidae Gromov, 1998, With A Review Of Cavernicolous, Troglobitic, And Troglomorphic Scorpions, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2021 (453), pp. 1-153 : 129-130

Family Troglotayosicidae Lourenço, 1998

Troglotayosicus hirsutus Botero-Trujillo et al., 2012 : COLOMBIA. Habitat: leaf litter. Troglomorphies: median ocelli absent; second pair of lateral ocelli reduced; pigmentation and sclerotization reduced; retrolateral pedal spurs vestigial. Previous assessments: humicolous (Botero-Trujillo et al., 2012); endogean (humicolous) (Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017; Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020). Current assessment: endogean. Citations: Botero-Trujillo et al. (2012, 2017); Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2020).

Troglotayosicus humiculum Botero-Trujillo and Francke, 2009 : COLOMBIA. Habitat: leaf litter. Troglomorphies: median ocelli absent; second pair of lateral ocelli reduced; pigmentation and sclerotization reduced; retrolateral pedal spurs vestigial. Previous assessments: leaf litter dweller (Botero-Trujillo and Francke, 2009); endogean (humicolous) (Ochoa et al., 2010; Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017); humicolous (Botero- Trujillo et al., 2012). Current assessment: endogean. Citations: Botero-Trujillo and Francke (2009); Lourenço (2009); Ochoa et al. (2010); Fet et al. (2011b); Botero-Trujillo et al. (2012, 2017); Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2020).

Troglotayosicus meijdeni Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017 : COLOMBIA. Habitat: leaf litter. Troglomorphies: median ocelli absent; second pair of lateral ocelli reduced; pigmentation and sclerotization reduced; retrolateral pedal spurs vestigial. Previous assessments: endogean (Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017; Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020). Current assessment: endogean. Citations: Botero-Trujillo et al. (2017); Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2020).

Troglotayosicus muranunkae Lourenço et al., 2020 : ECUADOR. Habitat: on ground. Troglomorphies: median ocelli absent; second pair of lateral ocelli reduced; pigmentation and sclerotization reduced; retrolateral pedal spurs vestigial. Previous assessments: endogean (Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020). Current assessment: endogean. Citations: Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2020).

Troglotayosicus vachoni Lourenço, 1981 : ECUADOR. Habitat: inside cave. Troglomorphies: median ocelli absent; second pair of lateral ocelli reduced; pigmentation and sclerotization reduced; retrolateral pedal spurs vestigial; telson vesicle enlarged. Previous assessments: troglobitic (Lourenço, 1981, 2006; Graham and Fet, 2006; Lourenço and Goodman, 2008; Volschenk and Prendini, 2008; Ochoa et al., 2010; Botero- Trujillo et al., 2012); troglobie (Lourenço and Francke, 1985); hypogean (Ochoa et al., 2010; Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020); hypogean (troglo- bitic) (Prendini et al., 2010; Botero-Trujillo et al., 2017; Sánchez-Vialas et al., 2020). Current assessment: hypogean: troglobite. Citations: Lourenço (1981, 2006); Lourenço and Francke (1985); Armas (1994); Graham and Fet (2006); Lourenço and Goodman (2008); Volschenk and Prendini (2008); Jaulin et al. (2010); Ochoa et al. (2010); Prendini et al. (2010); Fet et al. (2011b); Botero-Trujillo et al. (2012, 2017); Brito and Borges (2015); Sánchez-Vialas et al. (2020).