Species list, Checklist of Family Hemiscorpiidae ♰ (Longtail rock scorpions) for Africa (Continents)

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Checklist for Family Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893 (Longtail rock scorpions)
and region Africa (Continents)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	531 4342 23365	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	69 663 3146	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	10 102 855	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	9 100 853	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	9 100 853	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	5 29 286	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Hemiscorpiidae ♰ Pocock, 1893 Longtail rock scorpions	2 7	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Africa
2 Genera with 7 Species

Hemiscorpius Peters, 1904		6	Species	Taxom
Protoischnurus Carvalho & L..., 2001		1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Africa
7 Species

Hemiscorpius egyptiensis Lourenço, 2011
Hemiscorpius lipsae Kovarik & Lowe, 2022
Hemiscorpius novaki Kovarik & Ma..., 2011
Hemiscorpius socotranus Pocock, 1899
Hemiscorpius somalicus Lourenço, 2011
Hemiscorpius tellinii Borelli, 1904
Protoischnurus axelrodorum ♰ M. G. P. de ..., 2001

Subnodes of Hemiscorpiidae with occurrences in Africa

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6

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Species

Links, sources and further information

Hemiscorpiidae at gbif.org
Hemiscorpiidae at irmng.org
Hemiscorpiidae at itis.gov