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Taxonomy of Order Uropygi O. P-Cambridge, 1872
Uropygids, vinegaroons, whip scorpion, whip scorpions, Whip-scorpions, Whipscorpions, Windscorpions


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		1342
20133
198818		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
1080
16061
173944		Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 		Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
282
7084
82599		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Uropygi
O. P-Cambridge, 1872
Uropygids, Vinegaroons, Whip scorpion, Whip scorpions		10
125
842		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Uropygi O. P-Cambridge, 1872
SuborderSchizomida
Petrunkevitch, 1945
Micro-whip scorpions, Schizomids, Whip Spiders		8
96
620		Families
Genera
Species
SuborderThelyphonida
Latreille, 1804  ⇒ Thelyphonidae
Vinegaroons, Whip Scorpions		1
29
222		Family
Genera
Species
FamilyGeralinuridae
Scudder, 1886
0
0		Genera
Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Uropygi
GermanGeißelskorpione
EnglishUropygids, Vinegaroons, Whip scorpion, Whip scorpions, Whip-scorpions, Whipscorpions, Windscorpions
DutchZweepschorpioenen
FinnishSiimaskorpionit
FrenchUropyges
PortugueseEscorpião vinagre


Distribution and Species lists of Uropygi O. P-Cambridge, 1872
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Afghanistan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAlbania
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlgeria
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesAngola
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesArgentina
0 Families  0 Genera  0 SpeciesArmenia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAustralia
2 Families  11 Genera  100 SpeciesAustria
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesBangladesh
2 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesBelize
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesBhutan
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBolivia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBrazil
2 Families  10 Genera  22 SpeciesBrunei
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesCambodia
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCameroon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCape Verde
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesChile
0 Families  0 Genera  0 SpeciesChina
3 Families  9 Genera  17 SpeciesColombia
2 Families  7 Genera  14 SpeciesComoros
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCook Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesCosta Rica
2 Families  6 Genera  15 SpeciesCuba
2 Families  13 Genera  54 SpeciesCzech Republic
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
1 Families  2 Genera  5 SpeciesDenmark
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominican Republic
2 Families  6 Genera  18 SpeciesEcuador
2 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFiji
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesFrance
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGabon
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGambia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesGermany
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGreece
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGuatemala
2 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesGuinea
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGuinea-Bissau
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGuyana
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesHaiti
2 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesHonduras
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesIceland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIndia
2 Families  8 Genera  19 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Families  12 Genera  49 SpeciesJamaica
1 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesJapan
2 Families  5 Genera  7 SpeciesLaos
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLiberia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMadagascar
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Families  8 Genera  15 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMauritius
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesMexico
3 Families  10 Genera  58 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMongolia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMozambique
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMyanmar
2 Families  6 Genera  19 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesNiue
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesOman
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPanama
1 Families  3 Genera  2 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
2 Families  4 Genera  10 SpeciesPeru
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPhilippines
2 Families  8 Genera  17 SpeciesPoland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPortugal
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRussia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSamoa
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSenegal
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Families  8 Genera  9 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSingapore
2 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesSolomon Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesSomalia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSpain
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSri Lanka
2 Families  5 Genera  12 SpeciesSuriname
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesSweden
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
2 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesTanzania
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesThailand
2 Families  6 Genera  10 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
1 Families  6 Genera  6 SpeciesUSA
4 Families  12 Genera  24 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVenezuela
2 Families  7 Genera  13 SpeciesVietnam
2 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesYemen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands
Islands of Chile
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesKrakatoa
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Links, sources and further information
Uropygi at museum.wa.gov.au
Uropygi at gbif.org
Uropygi at irmng.org
Uropygi at itis.gov