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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
31
102
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
14
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
6 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions20SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Chactidae Reginald Inn..., 1893Fatclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
14 Genera with 30 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Brachistosternus Pocock, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1995Bark scorpions9SpeciesTaxom
Chactas Gervais, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Didymocentrus Kraepelin, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentrus Peters, 1996Toothed Scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paravaejovis Williams, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Timogenes Simon, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ananteris ashmolei Lourenço, 1981
Ananteris platnicki Lourenço, 1993Scorpions
Brachistosternus (Leptosternus) pentheri Mello-Leitao, 1931
Centruroides bicolor Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Centruroides edwardsii Gervais, 1843Scorpions
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides koesteri Kraepelin, 1912Scorpions
Centruroides limbatus Pocock, 1898Scorpions
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides nigrescens (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804
Centruroides schmidti Sissom, 1995Scorpions
Chactas bonito Lourenço, 19..., 1987
Chactas exsul Werner, 1939Scorpions
Didymocentrus concavimanus (Francke & St..., 1987)⇒ Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978
Didymocentrus hasethi Kraepelin, 1896
Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978Scorpions
Diplocentrus coylei Fritts & Sissom, 1996
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) valerioi Lourenço, 1980Scorpions
Orthochirus bicolor Pocock, 1897
Parabuthus villosus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928
Paravaejovis spinigerus Wood, 1863Arizona stripedtail scorpion
Timogenes elegans Mello-Leitao, 1931
Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893Scorpions
Tityus cerroazul Lourenço, 1986Scorpions
Tityus championi (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893
Tityus dedoslargos Francke & St..., 1987Scorpions
Tityus ocelote Francke & St..., 1987Scorpions
Tityus pachyurus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
14
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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