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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region South Island (New Zealand)


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		127
267
311		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
17
40
65		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions		4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Island
4 Families width 5 Species
Buthidae (C. L. Koch, 1837)Arrowbreasted scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Island
5 Genera with 5 Species
Centruroides Marx, 1863Bark scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Paruroctonus Werner, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Island
5 Species
Centruroides sculpturatus (Wood, 1863)⇒ Centruroides exilicauda Wood, 1863
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Paruroctonus utahensis Williams, 1968Eastern sand scorpion
Urodacus elongatus L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters, 1861Sand scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in South Island
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
5
5		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom



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