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Checklist for Family Scorpionidae Pierre André Latreille, 1802 (Largeclaw scorpions)
and region Beaufort West (Central Karoo)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
38
80
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae ♰
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Beaufort West
1 Genera with 3 Species
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1894Burrowing scorpions3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beaufort West
3 Species
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Beaufort West
SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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