Species list, Checklist of Family Scorpionidae ♰ (Largeclaw scorpions) for Central Karoo (Western Cape)

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

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	55 117 65	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	10 17 20	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 5 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 5 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 5 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 3 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 4	Genus Species	Taxom

Genera for Central Karoo
1 Genera with 4 Species

Burrowing scorpions

Species

Species list for Central Karoo
4 Species

Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879	Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus reticulosternus

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Central Karoo

Subfamily

1
4

Genus
Species

Links, sources and further information

Scorpionidae at gbif.org
Scorpionidae at irmng.org
Scorpionidae at itis.gov