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Checklist for Family Scorpionidae Pierre André Latreille, 1802 (Largeclaw scorpions)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
415
1703
3903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
73
186
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
33
65
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
27
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
21
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
3 Genera with 11 Species
Heteronebo Pocock, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1896Burrowing scorpions5SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 19035SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
11 Species
Heteronebo scaber Pocock, 1893
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus capensis Herbst, 1800
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus latimanus Koch, 1841
Opistophthalmus nitidiceps Pocock, 1896
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Urodacus elongatus L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters, 1861Sand scorpion
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyDiplocentrinae
Karsch, 1880
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUrodacinae
Pocock, 1893
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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