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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
205
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
14
33
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 8 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions7SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
6 Genera with 8 Species
Babycurus Karsch, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Butheoloides Hirst, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1841African emperor scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
8 Species
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Babycurus centrurimorphus Karsch, 1886
Babycurus kirki Pocock, 1890
Butheoloides (Butheoloides) cimrmani Kovarík, 2003
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinus) imperator Koch, 1841Common emperor scorpion
Parabuthus liosoma Ehrenberg, 1828African black tail scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Ghana
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
2
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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