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Checklist for Superfamily Chactoidea Pocock, 1893
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
270
1110
2490
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
38
142
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
7
16
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
15
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
15
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chactoidea
Pocock, 1893
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
1 Family width 2 Species
Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896Shorttail scorpions2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
2 Genera with 2 Species
Euscorpius Thorell, 1766Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Megacormus Karsch, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
2 Species
Euscorpius (Alpiscorpius) germanus C. L. Koch, ..., 1766
Megacormus gertschi Diaz Najera, 1966

Subnodes of Chactoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyEuscorpiidae
Laurie, 1896
Shorttail scorpions
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chactoidea at itis.gov