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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Benin (West Africa)


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		28
46
74		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
3
5
6		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions		2
4
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benin
2 Families width 5 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benin
4 Genera with 5 Species
Akentrobuthus Lamoral, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1841African emperor scorpions2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benin
5 Species
Akentrobuthus atakora Vignoli & Pr..., 2008
Babycurus kirki Pocock, 1890
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinopsis) dictator Pocock, 1888
Pandinus (Pandinus) imperator Koch, 1841Common emperor scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Benin
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
2
4
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scorpiones at biodiversity.org.au
Scorpiones at gbif.org
Scorpiones at itis.gov