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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region North-Central Mexico (Central Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
118
247
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
19
38
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
10
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North-Central Mexico
5 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions12SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 187618SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Superstitioniidae Stahnke, 19401SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North-Central Mexico
10 Genera with 37 Species
Centruroides Marx, 1863Bark scorpions11SpeciesTaxom
Chihuahuanus Gonzalez-San..., 18982SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentrus Peters, 1931Toothed Scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Franckeus Soleglad & Fet, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Megacormus Karsch, 20173SpeciesTaxom
Mesomexovis Gonzalez-San..., 18984SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Sotanochactas Francke, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Thorellius Soleglad & Fet, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 200110SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North-Central Mexico
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Centruroides elegans Thorell, 1876
Centruroides exilicauda Wood, 1863Arizona bark scorpion
Centruroides gracilis Latreille, 1804Alacran azul {blue scorpion}
Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides limpidus Karsch, 1879
Centruroides nigrovariatus Pocock, 1898
Centruroides nitidus Thorell, 1876
Centruroides noxius Hoffmann, 1932
Centruroides ornatus (Pocock, 1902)⇒ Centruroides infamatus C. L. Koch, 1844
Centruroides suffusus Pocock, 1902
Centruroides vittatus Say, 1863Bark scorpion
Chihuahuanus bilineatus Pocock, 1898
Chihuahuanus crassimanus Pocock, 1898
Diplocentrus keyserlingii Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Diplocentrus whitei Gervais, 1844
Diplocentrus zacatecanus Hoffmann, 1931
Franckeus nitidulus C. L. Koch, 1843
Megacormus gertschi Diaz Najera, 1966
Megacormus granosus Gervais, 1843
Megacormus xichu González-San..., 2017
Mesomexovis punctatus Karsch, 1879
Mesomexovis spadix Hoffmann, 1931
Mesomexovis subcristatus Pocock, 1898
Mesomexovis variegatus Pocock, 1898
Parabuthus villosus brachystylus Lawrence, 1928
Sotanochactas elliotti Mitchell, 1971
Thorellius intrepidus Thorell, 1876
Vaejovis dugesi Pocock, 1902
Vaejovis intermedius Borelli, 1915
Vaejovis mexicanus Kock, 1836
Vaejovis mitchelli Sissom, 1991
Vaejovis nigrescens Pocock, 1898
Vaejovis nigropictus Pocock, 1898
Vaejovis nitidulus C. L. Koch, 1843
Vaejovis pococki Sissom, 1991
Vaejovis tenamaztlei Contreras-Fé..., 2015
Vaejovis tesselatus Hendrixson &..., 2001

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in North-Central Mexico
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
9
36
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