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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
89
269
370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
18
37
148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
7
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Cape
3 Families width 62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hormuridae Laurie, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions24SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions32SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Cape
7 Genera with 62 Species
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1985South African rock scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Karasbergia Hewitt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions32SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 186215SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18766SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
62 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hadogenes gracilis Hewitt, 1909
Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899
Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes tityrus Simon, 1888
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Hadogenes zumpti Newlands & C..., 1985
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) arenaceus Purcell, 1901
Karasbergia methueni Hewitt, 1913
Mesobuthus eupeus pachysoma Birula, 1900
Opistophthalmus ammopus Lamoral, 1980
Opistophthalmus ater Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus concinnus Newlands, 1972
Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus fitzsimonsi Hewitt, 1935
Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus gigas Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granifrons Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus gravimanus
Opistophthalmus haackei Lawrence, 1966
Opistophthalmus haringtoni
Opistophthalmus hewitti
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus koa
Opistophthalmus laticauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus latro Thorell, 1894
Opistophthalmus longicauda Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus lornae Lamoral, 1979
Opistophthalmus nitidiceps Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus opinatus Simon, 1888
Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842
Opistophthalmus peringueyi Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus pluridens Hewitt, 1918
Opistophthalmus politicauda
Opistophthalmus schlechteri Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus venustus
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Parabuthus brevimanus Thorell, 1876
Parabuthus calvus Purcell, 1898
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Parabuthus distridor Lamoral, 1980
Parabuthus flavidus (Pocock, 1899)⇒ Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kalaharicus Lamoral, 1977
Parabuthus laevifrons Simon, 1888
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus nanus Lamoral, 1979
Parabuthus neglectus Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus villosus Peters, 1862Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes gracilior (Hewitt, 1914)⇒ Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes lineatus Koch, 1844
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes schlechteri Purcell, 1901
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Northern Cape
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
7
62
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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