Species list, Checklist of Family Scorpionidae ♰ (Largeclaw scorpions) for Colombia (Northern South America)

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Checklist for Family Scorpionidae Pierre André Latreille, 1802 (Largeclaw scorpions)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	287 1199 2939	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	48 211 434	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	5 22 110	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	4 21 107	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	4 21 107	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 4 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Colombia
2 Genera with 4 Species

Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1876	Giant forest scorpions	1	Species	Taxom
Tarsoporosus Francke, 2007		3	Species	Taxom

Species list for Colombia
4 Species

Heterometrus (Heterometrus) petersii Thorell, 1876	Black Forest Scorpion
Tarsoporosus anchicaya Lourenço & F..., 1990
Tarsoporosus kugleri Schenkel, 1932
Tarsoporosus macuira Teruel & Ron..., 2007

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Colombia

Subfamily	Diplocentrinae Karsch, 1880	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Heterometrinae Simon, 1879	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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