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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
148
446
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
21
44
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
18
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
6 Families width 48 Species and 5 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions40SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893Longtail rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
18 Genera with 48 Species
Androctonus Ehrenberg, 1828Fat-tailed scorpions13SpeciesTaxom
Buthacus Birula, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Buthus Leach, 18009SpeciesTaxom
Compsobuthus Vachon, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Egyptobuthus Lourenço, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1837Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpius Peters, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1836Giant forest scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18615SpeciesTaxom
Leiurus Hemprich & E..., 19282SpeciesTaxom
Microbuthus Kraepelin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Nebo Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1898Burrowing scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Orthochirus Karsch, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Scorpio Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 20121SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
48 Species and 5 Subspecies
Androctonus amoreuxi Audouin, 1826African fattail scorpion
Androctonus australis Linné, 1758Fattail scorpion
Androctonus bicolor Ehrenberg, 1828Black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus citrinus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807Arabian black fat-tailed scorpion
Androctonus funestus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Androctonus libycus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus melanophysa Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1828
Androctonus tenuissimus Teruel, Kova..., 2013
Androctonus thebanus Ehrenberg, 1828
Buthacus arenicola Simon, 1885
Buthacus leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus leptochelys leptochelys Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthacus macrocentrus Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Buthus adrianae Rossi, 2013
Buthus egyptiensis Lourenço, 2012
Buthus intumescens Ehrenberg, 1829
Buthus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Buthus minax (Koch, 1875)⇒ Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875
Buthus occitanus Amoreux, 1789Common yellow scorpion
Buthus occitanus israelis Shulov & Amitai, 1959
Buthus orientalis Lourenço & S..., 2012
Buthus tunetanus Herbst, 1800
Compsobuthus egyptiensis Lourenço, Su..., 2009
Compsobuthus kabateki Kovarík, 2003
Compsobuthus longipalpis Levy, Amitai..., 1973
Compsobuthus werneri Birula, 1908
Egyptobuthus vaissadei Lourenço, 1999
Euscorpius carpathicus sicanus C. L. Koch, 1837
Hemiscorpius egyptiensis Lourenço, 2011
Heterometrus (Javanimetrus) cyaneus C.L. Koch, 1836Asian blue forest scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta minax minax L. Koch, 1875
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) scaber Ehrenberg, 1828Threaded trophon
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Leiurus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1829Deathstalker
Leiurus quinquestriatus quinquestriatus Ehrenberg, 1928
Microbuthus flavorufus Lourenço & D..., 2007
Nebo hierichonticus Simon, 1872Common black scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876
Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898
Orthochirus aristidis Simon, 1882
Orthochirus innesi Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Orthochirus scrobiculosus Grube, 1873
Parabuthus hunteri Pocock, 1895
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion
Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758Large-clawed Scorpion
Vaejovis tenuipalpus Sissom, Hugh..., 2012

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Egypt
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
18
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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