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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
160
556
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
27
71
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Families width 20 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 189612SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
9 Genera with 20 Species
Babycurus Karsch, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Bothriurus Peters, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1937South African rock scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
20 Species
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) asper Pocock, 1893
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) rochai Mello-Leitao, 1932
Cheloctonus anthracinus Pocock, 1899
Cheloctonus crassimanus Pocock, 1896
Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Hadogenes hahni Peters, 1862
Hadogenes pallidus (Pocock, 1898)⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861Flat rock scorpion
Hadogenes zuluanus Lawrence, 1937
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) laevipes Pocock, 1893
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus praedo Thorell, 1876
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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