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Checklist for Family Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896 (Shorttail scorpions)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
699
6720
45540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
113
1411
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
31
161
1715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
9
126
1625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
9
123
1623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chactoidea
Pocock, 1893
2
21
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuscorpiidae
Laurie, 1896
Shorttail scorpions
5
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
5 Genera with 25 Species
Chactopsis Kraepelin, 198210SpeciesTaxom
Euscorpius Thorell, 1778Small wood-scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Megacormus Karsch, 20178SpeciesTaxom
Plesiochactas Pocock, 20124SpeciesTaxom
Troglocormus Francke, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
25 Species
Chactopsis amazonica Lourenço & F..., 1986
Chactopsis anduzei Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982
Chactopsis barajuri Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982
Chactopsis buhrnheimi Lourenço, 2003
Chactopsis chullachaqui Ochoa, Rojas..., 2013
Chactopsis coriacea Gonzalez-Sponga, 1991
Chactopsis curupira Ochoa, Rojas..., 2013
Chactopsis insignis Kraepelin, 1912
Chactopsis siapaensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 1991Timber milkvetch
Chactopsis sujirima Gonzalez-Sponga, 1982
Euscorpius (Tetratrichobothrius) flavicaudis De Geer, 1778European yellow-tailed scorpion
Megacormus franckei Kovarik, 2019
Megacormus gertschi Diaz Najera, 1966
Megacormus granosus Gervais, 1843
Megacormus grubbsi Sissom, 1994
Megacormus orizaba Teruel Kovar..., 2023
Megacormus seductus Teruel Kovar..., 2023
Megacormus segmentatus Pocock, 1900Shyleaf
Megacormus xichu González-San..., 2017
Plesiochactas dilutes
Plesiochactas dilutus Karsch, 1881
Plesiochactas mitchelli Soleglad, 1976Scorpions
Plesiochactas vasquezi Trujillo & A..., 2012Scorpions
Troglocormus ciego Francke, 1981
Troglocormus willis Francke, 1981

Subnodes of Euscorpiidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyEuscorpiinae
Laurie, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegacorminae
Kraepelin, 1899
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScorpiopinae
Kraepelin, 1905
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Euscorpiidae at gbif.org
Euscorpiidae at irmng.org
Euscorpiidae at itis.gov