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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
47
137
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
9
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Sierra Leone
3 Families width 7 Species
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
7 Genera with 7 Species
Babycurus Karsch, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Centruroides Marx, 1841Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1841African emperor scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
7 Species
Babycurus buettneri Karsch, 1886
Centruroides margaritatus Gervais, 1841
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) hottentotta Fabricius, 1787Congo red alligator back scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876
Pandinus (Pandinus) imperator Koch, 1841Common emperor scorpion
Parabuthus capensis Ehrenberg, 1831
Uroplectes occidentalis Simon, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Sierra Leone
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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