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Checklist for Family Scorpionidae Pierre André Latreille, 1802 (Largeclaw scorpions)
and region Namaqualand (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
46
80
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
13
21
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
3
4
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
3
4
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
3
4
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
2
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
1
15
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Namaqualand
1 Genera with 15 Species
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namaqualand
15 Species
Opistophthalmus ammopus Lamoral, 1980
Opistophthalmus ater Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus gigas Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granifrons Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus hewitti
Opistophthalmus leipoldti Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842
Opistophthalmus peringueyi Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus politicauda
Opistophthalmus schlechteri Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Namaqualand
SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
15
Genus
Species

Taxom



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