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Taxonomy of Family Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896
Shorttail scorpions


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

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
248
3800
24502
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
87
619
5166
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
27
505
4841
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
27
497
4827
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Chactoidea
Pocock, 1893
7
66
673
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyEuscorpiidae
Laurie, 1896
Shorttail scorpions
22
352
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896
SubfamilyEuscorpiinae
Laurie, 1896
3
158
Genera
Species
SubfamilyMegacorminae
Kraepelin, 1899
3
28
Genera
Species
SubfamilyScorpiopinae
Kraepelin, 1905
8
164
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthothraustes
Mello-Leitao, 1945
0Species
GenusBalkanscorpius
Tropea, 2021
0Species
GenusEoeuscorpius
Kühl & Lourenço, 2017
1Species
GenusEscorpius
Garnier & Stockman, 1972
  ⇒ Euscorpius
0Species
GenusEucorpius
1Species
GenusEuroscorpius
Dupré, Lambert & Gérard, 1998
  ⇒ Euscorpius
0Species
GenusEuscorpio
Puzanov, 1929
  ⇒ Euscorpius
0Species
GenusPolytrichobothrius
Birula, 1917
0Species

Synonyms
Scorpiopidae (Kraepelin, 1905)
Scorpiopsidae (Kraepelin, 1899)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Euscorpiidae
EnglishShorttail scorpions


Distribution and Species lists of Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  3 Species
Albania
1 Genus  9 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  2 Species
Austria
1 Genus  6 Species
Bangladesh
2 Genera  2 Species
Belgium
1 Genus  2 Species
Bhutan
2 Genera  5 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 Genus  2 Species
Brazil
2 Genera  6 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  5 Species
China
3 Genera  26 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  11 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  3 Species
Egypt
1 Genus  1 Species
France
1 Genus  7 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  2 Species
Germany
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
1 Genus  25 Species
Guatemala
2 Genera  2 Species
India
4 Genera  21 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
1 Genus  15 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Kosovo
1 Genus  0 Species
Laos
3 Genera  5 Species
Malaysia
3 Genera  3 Species
Malta
1 Genus  2 Species
Mexico
3 Genera  10 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  2 Species
Montenegro
1 Genus  3 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
3 Genera  7 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  2 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  1 Species
Norway
1 Genus  3 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  9 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
1 Genus  2 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  1 Species
Romania
1 Genus  2 Species
Russia
1 Genus  3 Species
San Marino
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  2 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  7 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Spain
1 Genus  3 Species
Sweden
1 Genus  1 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  3 Species
Syria
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
3 Genera  7 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  4 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  13 Species
Ukraine
1 Genus  2 Species
United Kingdom
1 Genus  1 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  1 Species
Vatican City
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  5 Species
Vietnam
3 Genera  8 Species
Yemen
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands


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