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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
262
1065
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
43
196
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
8
19
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
8 Families width 68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions30SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Chactidae Reginald Inn..., 1893Fatclaw scorpions19SpeciesTaxom
Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 19059SpeciesTaxom
Hadruridae (Stahnke, 1974)1SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Superstitioniidae Stahnke, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18763SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
18 Genera with 68 Species
Ananteris Thorell, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Bothriurus Peters, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Brachistosternus Pocock, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1841Bark scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Chactas Gervais, 20145SpeciesTaxom
Hadruroides Pocock, 19959SpeciesTaxom
Hadrurus Thorell, 1881Giant hairy scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Orobothriurus Maury, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalurus Thorell, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Teuthraustes Simon, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 200721SpeciesTaxom
Troglotayosicus Lourenço, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Uroctonus Thorell, 1876Forest scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
68 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ananteris ashmolei Lourenço, 1981
Ananteris festae Borelli, 1899
Ananteris mariaelenae Lourenço, 1999
Bothriurus (Andibothriurus) chilensis (Molina, 1782)⇒ Orobothriurus parvus Maury, 1975
Brachistosternus pegnai Cekalovic, 1969
Centruroides exsul Meise, 1934
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Centruroides margaritatus margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Chactas camposi Mello-Leitao, 1939
Chactas mahnerti Lourenço, 1995
Chactas moreti Lourenço, 2014
Chactas rubrolineatus Simon, 1880
Chactas yaupi Lourenço, 2014
Hadruroides charcasus Karsch, 1879Peruvian golden scorpion
Hadruroides doriai Rossi, 2014
Hadruroides elenae Rossi, 2014
Hadruroides galapagoensis Maury, 1975
Hadruroides leopardus Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Hadruroides lunatus L. Koch, 1867
Hadruroides maculatus Thorell, 1876
Hadruroides moreti Rossi, 2014
Hadruroides udvardyi Lourenço, 1995
Hadrurus paaschi (Karsch, 1881)⇒ Hadruroides charcasus Karsch, 1879
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Isometrus (Reddyanus) devillei Becker, 1880
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) elatus Gervais, 1844Scorpions
Orobothriurus parvus Maury, 1975
Rhopalurus junceus Herbst, 1800Cuban Scorpion
Teuthraustes atramentarius Simon, 1878Nuttall's meadowbeauty
Teuthraustes camposi Mello-Leitao, 1939
Teuthraustes dubius Borelli, 1899
Teuthraustes festae Borelli, 1899
Teuthraustes gervaisii Pocock, 1893
Teuthraustes giupponii Ythier & Lou..., 2017
Teuthraustes khodayarii Ythier & Lou..., 2017
Teuthraustes lojanus Pocock, 1900
Teuthraustes oculatus Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Teuthraustes ohausi Kraepelin, 1912
Teuthraustes rosenbergi Pocock, 1898
Teuthraustes simonsi Pocock, 1900
Teuthraustes whymperi Pocock, 1893
Teuthraustes wittii Kraepelin, 1896
Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893Scorpions
Tityus bahiensis Perty, 1833
Tityus barquisimetanus Gonzalez-Sponga, 1994
Tityus bastosi Lourenço, 1984
Tityus columbianus Thorell, 1876
Tityus crassicauda Lourenço & Y..., 2013
Tityus demangei Lourenço, 1981
Tityus ecuadorensis Kraepelin, 1896
Tityus forcipula Gervais, 1843
Tityus gasci Lourenço, 1982
Tityus intermedius (Borelli, 1899)⇒ Tityus lutzi Giltay, 1928
Tityus julianae Lourenço, 2005
Tityus jussarae Lourenço, 1988
Tityus lutzi Giltay, 1928
Tityus magnimanus Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Tityus pugilator Pocock, 1898
Tityus roigi Maury & Lour..., 1987
Tityus simonsi Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Tityus timendus (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Tityus asthenes Pocock, 1893
Tityus ythieri Lourenço, 2007
Troglotayosicus vachoni Lourenço, 1981
Uroctonus mordax Thorell, 1876California Forest Scorpion
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876
Vaejovis nigrescens Pocock, 1898

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Ecuador
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
16
57
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCaraboctonoidea
Kraepelin, 1905
2
2
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHadruroidea
Stahnke, 1974
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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