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Checklist for Subfamily Hormurinae Laurie, 1896
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
39
127
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
16
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
16
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
16
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
6
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHormurinae
Laurie, 1896
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 14 Species
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1985South African rock scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18766SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
14 Species
Cheloctonus crassimanus Pocock, 1896
Cheloctonus glaber Kraepelin, 1896
Hadogenes gracilis Hewitt, 1909
Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899
Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes tityrus Simon, 1888
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Hadogenes zumpti Newlands & C..., 1985
Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) punctulatus Pocock, 1896..., 2001
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) diremptus Karsch, 1879
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) piscatorius Lawrence, 1955
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876


Links, sources and further information
Hormurinae at itis.gov