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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
105
380
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
18
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
3 Families width 31 Species and 5 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions17SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae (Laurie, 1896)9SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
15 Genera with 31 Species
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Babycurus Karsch, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1861South African rock scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1861Giant forest scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Iomachus Pocock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1861Burrowing scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1890African emperor scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18767SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
31 Species and 5 Subspecies
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Babycurus ornatus Werner, 1936
Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Cheloctonus jonesii jonesii Pocock, 1892
Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901
Hadogenes paucidens (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997
Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997
Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861Flat rock scorpion
Hadogenes troglodytes troglodytes Peters, 1861
Heterometrus carinatus (Peters, 1861)⇒ Opistophthalmus carinatus carinatus Peters, 1861
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Iomachus politus Pocock, 1896Tanzanian Long-claw Scorpion
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Lychas asper Pocock, 1891
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus chrysopus (Peters, 1861)⇒ Opisthacanthus asper Peters, 1861
Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus carinatus carinatus Peters, 1861
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus mossambicensis mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus truculentus (Hirst, 1911)⇒ Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes fischeri Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes formosus Pocock, 1890Jointvetch
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes ornatus (Peters, 1861)⇒ Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Mozambique
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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