Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Chactoidea for East Africa (Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Chactoidea Pocock, 1893
and region East Africa (Africa)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	366 2225 7884	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	49 320 1086	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	9 65 328	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	9 65 328	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	9 65 328	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Chactoidea Pocock, 1893	2 2 3	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for East Africa
2 Families width 3 Species

Chactidae (Reginald Inn..., 1893)	Fatclaw scorpions	1	Species	Taxom
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896	Shorttail scorpions	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for East Africa
2 Genera with 3 Species

Brotheas C.L. Koch, 1875		1	Species	Taxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1778	Small wood-scorpions	2	Species	Taxom

Species list for East Africa
3 Species

Brotheas hirsutus (Koch, 1875)	⇒ Pandinus magretti Borelli, 1901
Euscorpius (Polytrichobthrius) italicus Herbst, 1800
Euscorpius (Tetratrichobothrius) flavicaudis De Geer, 1778	European yellow-tailed scorpion

Subnodes of Chactoidea with occurrences in East Africa

Family	Chactidae Reginald Innes Pocock, 1893 Fatclaw scorpions	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896 Shorttail scorpions	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Chactoidea at itis.gov