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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
143
456
519
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
28
68
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
7
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
7
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
7
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
4
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
1
10
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
1 Genera with 10 Species
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
10 Species
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus keilandsi Hewitt, 1914
Opistophthalmus latimanus Koch, 1841
Opistophthalmus macer Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus nitidiceps Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
10
Genus
Species

Taxom



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