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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
220
790
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
36
92
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
12
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
6 Families width 20 Species
Bothriuridae Simon, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Chactidae Reginald Inn..., 1893Fatclaw scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions11SpeciesTaxom
Caraboctonidae Kraepelin, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893Longtail rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
12 Genera with 20 Species
Bothriurus Peters, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Broteochactas Pecock, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1879Bark scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Hadruroides Pocock, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Mesomexovis Gonzalez-San..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Protoischnurus Carvalho & L..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalurus Thorell, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Tityus C. L. Koch, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
20 Species
Bothriurus (Andibothriurus) chilensis (Molina, 1782)⇒ Orobothriurus parvus Maury, 1975
Bothriurus (Andibothriurus) coriaceus Pocock, 1893
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) rochai Mello-Leitao, 1932
Broteochactas nitidus Pocock, 1893
Centruroides elegans Thorell, 1876
Centruroides exilicauda Wood, 1863Arizona bark scorpion
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides limpidus Karsch, 1879
Hadruroides lunatus L. Koch, 1867
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Hottentotta caboverdensis Lourenço & Y..., 2006Cape Verde alligator back scorpion
Mesomexovis punctatus Karsch, 1879
Protoischnurus axelrodorum M. G. P. de ..., 2001
Rhopalurus laticauda Thorell, 1876
Rhopalurus rochai Borelli, 1910
Tityus azari W. R. Lourenço, 2013
Tityus geratus Santiago-Bla..., 1988
Tityus paraensis Kraepelin, 1896
Urophonius granulatus Pocock, 1898
Vaejovis nigrescens Pocock, 1898

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Macaronesia
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
11
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCaraboctonoidea
Kraepelin, 1905
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