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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
352
2196
11836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
37
138
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
17
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
5 Families width 65 Species and 7 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions24SpeciesTaxom
Chaerilidae Pocock, 18938SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions26SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18962SpeciesTaxom


Genera for China
17 Genera with 65 Species
Buthus Leach, 1815
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaerilus Simon, 20128SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiops Vachon, 200711SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1800Small wood-scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 2005Giant forest scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Langxie Tang, Jia & Liu, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 179811SpeciesTaxom
Olivierus Farzanpay, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Razianus Farzanpay, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Scorpiops Peters, 191111SpeciesTaxom
Sinoscorpius Hong, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Tibetiomachus Lourenço & Q..., 20061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for China
65 Species and 7 Subspecies
Chaerilus assamensis Kraepelin, 1913
Chaerilus conchiformus Zhu, Han & L..., 2008
Chaerilus mainlingensis Di & Zhu, 2009
Chaerilus pictus Pocock, 1890
Chaerilus tessellatus Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Chaerilus tricostatus Pocock, 1899
Chaerilus tryznai Kovarík, 2000
Chaerilus wrzecionkoi KovaÅ™ík, 2012
Euscorpiops asthenurus Pocock, 1900
Euscorpiops kamengensis Bastawade, 2006
Euscorpiops karschi Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Euscorpiops kubani Kovarík, 2004
Euscorpiops novaki Kovarík, 2005
Euscorpiops puerensis Di, Wu, Cao,..., 2010
Euscorpiops shidian Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Euscorpiops vachoni Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005Vietnamese flat rock scorpion
Euscorpiops validus Di, Cao, Wu ..., 2010
Euscorpiops xui Sun & Zhu, 2010
Euscorpiops yangi Zhu, Zhang &..., 2007
Euscorpius (Alpiscorpius) alpha Caporiacco, 1950
Euscorpius (Alpiscorpius) germanus C. L. Koch, ..., 1766
Euscorpius (Euscorpius) carpathicus Linnaeus, 1767
Euscorpius (Polytrichobthrius) italicus Herbst, 1800
Heterometrus (Heterometrus) longimanus Herbst, 1800Asian forest scorpion
Heterometrus (Heterometrus) petersii Thorell, 1876Black Forest Scorpion
Heterometrus tibetanus Lourenço, Qi..., 2005
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) alticola Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta alticola alticola Pocock, 1895
Hottentotta songi Lourenço, Qi..., 2005
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Isometrus chinensis Karsch, 1879
Isometrus hainanensis Lourenço, Qi..., 2005
Isometrus tibetanus Lourenço & Zhu, 2008
Langxie feti Tang, Jia & Liu, 2023
Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775Dwarf wood scorpion
Liocheles australasiae australasiae Fabricius, 1775
Lychas mucronatus Fabricius, 1798Chinese striped bark scorpion
Lychas scutilus C. L. Koch, 1845Singapore bark scorpion
Mesobuthus bolensis Sun, Zhu & L..., 2010
Mesobuthus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus mongolicus Birula, 1911
Mesobuthus eupeus thersites C. L. Koch, 1839
Mesobuthus gibbosus Brulli, 1832Mediterranean checkered scorpion
Mesobuthus karshius Sun & Sun, 2011
Mesobuthus longichelus Sun & Zhu, 2010
Mesobuthus martensii Karsch, 1879Chinese armor-tail scorpion
Mesobuthus martensii hainanensis Birula, 1904
Mesobuthus tamulus Fabricius, 1798
Olivierus caucasicus Nordmann, 1840
Olivierus caucasicus intermedia Birula, 1897
Olivierus caucasicus przewalskii Birula, 1897
Olivierus hainanensis Birula, 1904
Olivierus longichelus Sun & Zhu, 2010
Olivierus martensii Karsch, 1879
Olivierus przewalskii Birula, 1897
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Razianus xinjianganus Lourenço, Su..., 2010
Scorpiops atomatus Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Scorpiops hardwickii Gervais, 1843
Scorpiops jendeki Kovarík, 199..., 2000
Scorpiops langxian Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Scorpiops leptochirus Pocock, 1893
Scorpiops lhasa Di & Zhu, 2009
Scorpiops luridus Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Scorpiops margerisonae Kovarík, 2000
Scorpiops petersii Pocock, 1893
Scorpiops pococki Qi, Zhu & Lo..., 2005
Scorpiops tibetanus Hirst, 1911
Sinoscorpius shandongense Hong, 1983
Sinoscorpius shandongensis Y. C. Hong, 1983Kauai ma'oloa
Tibetiomachus himalayensis Lourenço & Qi, 2006

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in China
SuborderChaerilida
Kraepelin, 1894
1
1
8
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
16
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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