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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region West Midlands (English Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
76
243
427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
21
40
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
11
14
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Midlands
11 Families width 18 Species
Isobuthidae Petrunkevitch, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophthalmidae Thorell & Li..., 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eoscorpiidae Scudder, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Mesophonidae Wills, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophonidae Thorell & Li..., 18852SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Pareobuthidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Praearcturidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Spongiophonidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscorpionidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Willsiscorpionidae Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Midlands
12 Genera with 18 Species
Bromsgroviscorpio Kjellesvig-W..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Brontoscorpio Kjellesvig-W..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Cyclophthalmus Corda, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Eoscorpius Meek & Worthen, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Mesophonus Wills, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophonus Thorell & Li..., 18842SpeciesTaxom
Palaeotarbus Dunlop, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pareobuthus Wills, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Praearcturus Woodward, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Spongiophonus Wills, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Stenoscorpio Kjellesvig-W..., 19472SpeciesTaxom
Willsiscorpio Kjellesvig-W..., 19101SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Midlands
18 Species
Bromsgroviscorpio willsi E. N. Kjelle..., 1986
Brontoscorpio anglicus Kjellesvig-W..., 1972
Cyclophthalmus robustus E. N. Kjelle..., 1986
Eoscorpius distinctus A. I. Petrun..., 1949
Mesophonus bromsgroviensis (Wills, 1910)⇒ Willsiscorpio bromsgroviensis L. J. Wills, 1910
Mesophonus perornatus Wills, 1947
Mesophonus pulcherrimus L. J. Wills, 1910
Palaeophonus lightbodyi E. N. Kjelle..., 1954
Palaeophonus nuncius T. Thorell, 1884
Palaeotarbus jerami J. A. Dunlop, 1996
Pareobuthus salopiensis L. J. Wills, 1959
Praearcturus gigas H. Woodward, 1871
Spongiophonus pustulosus Wills, 1947
Stenoscorpio gracilis L. J. Wills, 1910
Stenoscorpio pseudogracilis Wills, 1947
Willsiscorpio bromsgroviensis L. J. Wills, 1910

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in West Midlands
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaeobuthoidea
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
0
1
1
Families
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyclophthalmidae
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyEoscorpiidae
Scudder, 1884
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyIsobuthidae
Petrunkevitch, 1913
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMesophonidae
Wills, 1910
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPalaeophonidae
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPareobuthidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPraearcturidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySpongiophonidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyStenoscorpionidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyWillsiscorpionidae
Kjellesvig-Waering, 1986
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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