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Checklist for Infraorder Orthosterni Pocock, 1911
and region Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
95
308
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
11
22
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
6
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Botswana
3 Families width 29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hormuridae Laurie, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Buthidae C. L. Koch, 1837Arrowbreasted scorpions17SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Botswana
6 Genera with 29 Species
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1918South African rock scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Hottentotta Birula, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions7SpeciesTaxom
Parabuthus Pocock, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Uroplectes Peters, 18767SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
29 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901
Hadogenes gunningi Purcell, 1899
Hadogenes taeniurus Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861Flat rock scorpion
Hadogenes troglodytes crassicaudatus Hewitt, 1918
Hottentotta (Hottentotta) trilineatus Peters, 1861
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus concinnus Newlands, 1972
Opistophthalmus fitzsimonsi Hewitt, 1935
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Parabuthus granulatus Ehrenberg, 1831Granulated thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus kalaharicus Lamoral, 1977
Parabuthus kuanyamarum Monard, 1937
Parabuthus laevifrons Simon, 1888
Parabuthus mossambicensis Peters, 1861
Parabuthus planicauda Pocock, 1889
Parabuthus raudus Simon, 1888Rough thick-tailed scorpion
Parabuthus schlechteri Purcell, 1899
Parabuthus transvaalicus Purcell, 1899
Uroplectes carinatus Pocock, 1890
Uroplectes chubbi Hirst, 1911
Uroplectes otjimbinguensis Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes planimanus Karsch, 1879
Uroplectes triangulifer Thorell, 1876
Uroplectes tumidimanus Lamoral, 1979
Uroplectes vittatus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Orthosterni with occurrences in Botswana
SuperfamilyButhoidea
Koch, 1837
1
3
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyScorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
3
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom