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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
80
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
13
21
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
4
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namaqualand
3 Families width 28 Species
Hormuridae Laurie, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions15SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namaqualand
4 Genera with 28 Species
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1843South African rock scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions15SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 19014SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
28 Species
Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899
Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes tityrus Simon, 1888
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Opistophthalmus ammopus Lamoral, 1980
Opistophthalmus ater Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus gigas Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granifrons Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus hewitti
Opistophthalmus leipoldti Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842
Opistophthalmus peringueyi Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus politicauda
Opistophthalmus schlechteri Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus neglectus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Namaqualand
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
4
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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