Species list, Checklist of Family Scorpionidae ♰ (Largeclaw scorpions) for Costa Rica (Central America)

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Checklist for Family Scorpionidae Pierre André Latreille, 1802 (Largeclaw scorpions)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	204 776 1878	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	31 102 237	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	6 14 30	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	6 14 30	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	6 14 30	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	3 5 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Costa Rica
2 Genera with 4 Species

Didymocentrus Kraepelin, 1978		3	Species	Taxom
Diplocentrus Peters, 1996	Toothed Scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Costa Rica
4 Species

Didymocentrus concavimanus (Francke & St..., 1987)	⇒ Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978
Didymocentrus hasethi Kraepelin, 1896
Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978	Scorpions
Diplocentrus coylei Fritts & Sissom, 1996

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Costa Rica

Subfamily

2
4

Genera
Species

Links, sources and further information

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