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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
411
1948
7786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
47
239
1035
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
11
52
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
8
44
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
8
44
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chactoidea
Pocock, 1893
2
6
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuscorpiidae
Laurie, 1896
Shorttail scorpions
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
3 Genera with 13 Species
Megacormus Karsch, 20178SpeciesTaxom
Plesiochactas Pocock, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Troglocormus Francke, 19812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
13 Species
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 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 Central America
SubfamilyMegacorminae
Kraepelin, 1899
2
11
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