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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
173
628
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
23
88
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
4 Families width 15 Species
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18966SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions8SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
7 Genera with 15 Species
Euscorpius Thorell, 1766Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hormurus Thorell, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Isometrus Ehrenberg, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Mesobuthus Vachon, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
15 Species
Euscorpius (Alpiscorpius) germanus C. L. Koch, ..., 1766
Hormurus karschii (Keyserling, 1885)⇒ Liocheles karschii Keyserling, 1885
Hormurus waigiensis Gervais, 1844Rainforest Scorpion
Isometrus (Isometrus) maculatus DeGeer, 1778Lesser brown scorpion
Isometrus (Reddyanus) heimi Vachon, 1976
Isometrus (Reddyanus) melanodactylus L. Koch, 1867
Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775Dwarf wood scorpion
Liocheles karschii Keyserling, 1885
Liocheles penta Francke & Lo..., 1991
Liocheles waigiensis Gervais, 1843Rainforest scorpion
Lychas armasi Kovarík, 2013
Lychas marmoreus C. L. Koch, 1844Bark scorpion
Lychas variatus Thorell, 1877Marbled scorpion
Mesobuthus eupeus C. L. Koch, 1839Lesser Asian scorpion
Mesobuthus gibbosus Brulli, 1832Mediterranean checkered scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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