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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
135
439
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
24
54
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
5 Families width 35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Buthidae (C. L. Koch, 1837)Arrowbreasted scorpions19SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovidae Thorell, 18760SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
14 Genera with 35 Species
Afroisometrus Kovarík, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Afrolychas Kovarík, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1778Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1918South African rock scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Lychas C. L. Koch, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1890African emperor scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolychas Kraepelin, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18978SpeciesTaxom
Vaejovis Koch, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Afroisometrus minshullae Fitzpatrick, 1994
Afrolychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Euscorpius (Tetratrichobothrius) flavicaudis De Geer, 1778European yellow-tailed scorpion
Hadogenes austroafricanus Penther, 1900
Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901
Hadogenes paucidens (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997
Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997
Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861Flat rock scorpion
Hadogenes troglodytes matoppoanus Hewitt, 1918
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Lychas burdoi Simon, 1882
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) lamorali Lourenço, 1981
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Pseudolychas pegleri Purcell, 1901
Pseudolychas pegleri nigrimanus Kraepelin, 1911
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes flavoviridis Peters, 1861
Uroplectes olivaceus Pocock, 1896
Uroplectes planimanus Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes xanthogrammus (Pocock, 1897)⇒ Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpiones with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuborderNeoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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