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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
362
1673
5682
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
43
137
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
14
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Australia
6 Families width 33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriuridae Simon, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 19050SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions8SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18766SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Australia
14 Genera with 33 Species
Cercophonius Peters, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Hadruroides Pocock, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemilychas Hirst, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hormurus Thorell, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Isometroides Keyserling, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Mesomexovis Gonzalez-San..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paruroctonus Werner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 20124SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cercophonius kershawi Glauert, 1930
Cercophonius queenslandae Acosta, 1990
Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844Forest scorpion
Hemilychas alexandrinus Hirst, 1911
Hormurus karschii (Keyserling, 1885)⇒ Liocheles karschii Keyserling, 1885
Hormurus waigiensis Gervais, 1844Rainforest Scorpion
Isometroides angusticaudus (Keyserling, 1885)⇒ Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880
Isometroides vescus Karsch, 1880San Xavier talussnail
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Isometrus (Reddyanus) melanodactylus L. Koch, 1867
Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775Dwarf wood scorpion
Liocheles karschii Keyserling, 1885
Lychas jonesae (Glauert, 1925)⇒ Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877Marbled scorpion
Mesomexovis punctatus Karsch, 1879
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) lecomtei Lucas, 1858
Paruroctonus boreus Girard, 1854Northern scorpion
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Urodacus centralis L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus elongatus L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus excellens Pocock, 1888
Urodacus hoplurus Pocock, 1898
Urodacus macrurus Pocock, 1899
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters, 1861Sand scorpion
Urodacus spinatus Pocock, 1902
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876
Vaejovis lapidicola Stahnke, 1940
Vaejovis nigrescens Pocock, 1898
Vaejovis pococki Sissom, 1991
Vaejovis tenuipalpus Sissom, Hugh..., 2012

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in East Australia
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
13
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCaraboctonoidea
Kraepelin, 1905
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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