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Checklist for Order Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 (scorpion)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
85
208
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
10
17
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
3 Families width 15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions11SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
8 Genera with 15 Species
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1901South African rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1861Burrowing scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1890African emperor scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18764SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Lychas asper Pocock, 1891
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890
Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes chubbi briodi Schenkel, 1932
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Zambia
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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