Need some help on the translation of genus names

[THR]

I'm fond of figuring out the real meanings of the scorps' latin names. I've already translated some of the genus and species names. But there are still a lot of genus names I don't understand. I'll list them below, can someone help me or give me a reliable latin translator?

Pandinus, Cheloctonus, Hadogenes, Kolotl, Nebo, Iomachus, Zabius, Chaerilus, Alacran, Brotheas, Teuthraustes, Iurus, Vaejovis, Vaejovoidus, Mesomexovis, Balsateres, Konetontli, Kuarapu, Uroctonus, Buthus, Buthiscus, Buthacus, Buthiden, Butheoloides, Butheolus, Lissothus, Caraboctonus, Babycurus, Lychas, Ananteris, Grosphus, Alayotityus, Physoctonus, Uroplectes, Brachistosternus, Timogenes.

As far as I konw for sure is, "-ctonus" means "to kill", "uro-" and "-urus" means "tail", "brach-" means "short" and "lisso-" means "smooth".

"chact-" might refers to "hairy".

"chelo-", I don't know whether it's the same meaning of "chelicera" or "chelonian".

So combining the known parts, "uroctonus" means "tail-killing scorpion" and "cheloctonus" means "chelicera-killing scorpion", which sound weird.

Also, there is a part in classification where I don't get it.
No.1:
Chactidae Family
=Subfamily Uroctoninae
==Genus Anuroctonus
==Genus Uroctonus
No.2:
Vaejovidae Family
=Subfamily Smeringurinae
==Tribe Smeringurini
===Genus Paruroctonus
=Subfamily Vaejovinae
===Genus Pseudouroctonus
===Genus Uroctonites
You can see a common part "-urocton-", how could this happen? In two different families?

 

[THR]

Below are the solved(or half-sovled) genus names. FYI, "AMB" as in "Already mentioned before"
Heterometrus: "heterometr-" for "inhomogeneous, unequal"("hetero-" meaning "different")
Scorpio: Clearly "scorpion"
Opistophthalmus: "Opisto-" for "rear, back", "ophthalmus" for "eyes"
Opisthacanthus: "acanthus" for "spine"
Diplocentrus: "diplo" for "double", "centr-" originally meaning "sharp point, goad"
Didymocentrus: "didymo" for "dual-wedge"
Tarsoporosus: "tarso" for "instep, ankle", "porosus" for "pore, orifice"
Cryptoiclus: "crypto" for "secret, hidden",
Cazierus: "Cazier", person's name
Hemiscorpius: "hemi-" for "half", "scorpius" certainly meaning "scorpion"
Liocheles: "lio-" for "smooth", "cheles" for "chela"
Euscorpius: "eu-" for "good, well, normal"
Someone may ask, "What about euscorpiops?" Well, I have no idea about the difference between "scorpius" and "scorpiops(also a genus name)"
Neoscorpiops: "neo-" for "new"
Megacormus: "mega-" for "giant", "cormus" for "body"
Belisarius: General Flavius Belisarius?
Troglorhopalurus: "trogolo-" for "thriving in caves", "rhopal-" for "stick-like", "-urus" for "tail"
Sotanochactas: "sotano-" for "underground"
Typhlochactas: "typhlo-" for "blind"
Hadrurochactas: "hadr-" for "thick", "uro-" for "tail"
Pseudochactas: "pseudo-" for "imitate, deception, counterfeit"
Guyanochactas: "guyano-" for "Guyana"
Nullibrotheas: "null-" for "invalid"
Calchas: An augur's name
Protoiurus: "proto" for "primitive"
Stahnkeus: "Stahnke", person's name
Thorellius: "Thorell", person's name
Hoffmannius: "Hoffmann", person's name
Serradigitus: "serra-" for "serration", "digitus" for "digit(meaning finger or toe)"
Anuroctonus: "an-" for "fake"
Smeringurus: "smering-" for "smooth"
Urodacus: "dacus", "lacking hair"?
Mesobuthus: "meso-" for "middle"
Odontobuthus: "odonto-" for "teeth"
Compsobuthus: "compso-" for "elegant"
Apistobuthus: "apisto-" for "similar"
Microbuthus: "micro-" for "small"
Neobuthus: Already mentioned before. Neo-buthus
Australobuthus: "australo-" for "australia"
Sassanidotus: "sassani-" for "Sassanian Dynasty"
Vachonus: "Vachon", person's name
Vachoniolus: Also "Vachon", can't tell the difference
Leiurus: "lei-" for "smooth"
Androctonus: "andro-" for "man", "ctonus" for "to kill"
Parabuthus: "para-" for "by the side of, beside,irregular, abnormal"
Hadruroides: AMB. Ending with "-ides" usually means "imitate or similar"
Hadrurus: AMB. Hadr-urus
Hoffmannihadrurus: AMB. Hoffmanni-hadr-urus
Centruroides: AMB. Centr-uro-ides
Isometrus: "isometr-" for "equal, same in size, volume, proportion or distance"
Hemilychas: AMB. Hemi-lychas
Pseudolychas: AMB. Pseudo-lychas
Hottentotta: "hottentot", a human race in Africa
Heteroctenus(Former name as Rhopalurus): "ctenus", same with the "cten" in "ctenophore".(AMB. Rhopal-urus)
Tityus: "Tityos", a mythical character
Caribetityus: "caribe-" for "Caribbean"
Microtityus: AMB. Micro-tityus
Tityopsis: Ending with "-opsis", may refering to "similar"
Orthochirus: "ortho-" for "straight", "chirus" for "hand"
Paraorthochirus: AMB. Para-ortho-chirus
Bothriurus: "bothri-" for "ravine"
Orobothriurus: "oro-" for "mouth"
Cercophonius: "cerco-/-cercus" for "tail", "-phonius/phonio-" for "sound"
Phoniocercus: AMB. Phonio-cercus
Urophonius: AMB. Uro-phonius
Superstitionia: The superstition hills in AZ

 

[brandontmyers]

Here is by far the best article you will get on the etymology of scorpions. Dupre has done a fantastic job.

http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2016/10/nice-name-what-does-it-mean.html

 

[THR]

Here is by far the best article you will get on the etymology of scorpions. Dupre has done a fantastic job.

http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2016/10/nice-name-what-does-it-mean.html

Thx a lot!

 

[THR]

Here is by far the best article you will get on the etymology of scorpions. Dupre has done a fantastic job.

http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2016/10/nice-name-what-does-it-mean.html

Well...I'm a foreigner and my vpn doesn't work, I can't get into the website. So would you please take screenshots for me if it's convenient?