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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
329
1176
3224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
32
75
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
12
16
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canada
12 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Isobuthidae Petrunkevitch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Eoscorpiidae Scudder, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae (Laurie, 1896)1SpeciesTaxom
Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Mazoniidae Petrunkevitch, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophonidae Thorell & Li..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Gigantoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Praearcturidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19860SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canada
16 Genera with 16 Species
Boreoscorpio Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1863Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Cercophonius Peters, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Eoscorpius Meek & Worthen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1898South African rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hadruroides Pocock, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Mazonia Meek & Worthen, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophonus Thorell & Li..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Paruroctonus Werner, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Petaloscorpio Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Praearcturus Woodward, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudouroctonus Stahnke, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Serradigitus Stahnke, 1940Sawfinger Scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Boreoscorpio copelandi E. N. Kjelle..., 1986
Centruroides vittatus Say, 1863Bark scorpion
Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844Forest scorpion
Eoscorpius casei E. N. Kjelle..., 1986
Hadogenes pallidus (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Hadruroides galapagoensis Maury, 1975
Mazonia acadica S. H. Scudder, 1895
Palaeophonus arctus G. F. Matthew, 1894
Paruroctonus boreus Girard, 1854Northern scorpion
Paruroctonus utahensis Williams, 1968Eastern sand scorpion
Petaloscorpio bureaui E. N. Kjelle..., 1986
Pseudouroctonus glimmei Hjelle, 1972
Serradigitus wupatkiensis Stahnke, 1940
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876
Vaejovis russelli Williams, 1971

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Canada
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCaraboctonoidea
Kraepelin, 1905
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEoscorpiidae
Scudder, 1884
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGigantoscorpionidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIsobuthidae
Petrunkevitch, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMazoniidae
Petrunkevitch, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalaeophonidae
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPraearcturidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



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