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Checklist for Family Scorpionidae Pierre André Latreille, 1802 (Largeclaw scorpions)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
278
1388
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
45
224
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
10
56
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
10
56
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
10
56
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
9
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
6 Genera with 18 Species
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1836Giant forest scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Heteronebo Pocock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Nebo Simon, 19809SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1898Burrowing scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1902African emperor scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Scorpio Linnaeus, 19368SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
18 Species and 5 Subspecies
Heterometrus (Javanimetrus) cyaneus C.L. Koch, 1836Asian blue forest scorpion
Heteronebo forbesii Pocock, 1899
Heteronebo granti Pocock, 1899
Nebo flavipes Simon, 1882
Nebo franckei Vachon, 1980
Nebo grandis Francke, 1980
Nebo henjamicus Francke, 1980
Nebo hierichonticus Simon, 1872Common black scorpion
Nebo omanensis Francke, 1980
Nebo poggesii Sissom, 1994
Nebo whitei Vachon, 1980White's Nebo scorpion
Nebo yemenensis Francke, 1980
Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898
Pandinus (Pandinurus) arabicus Kraepelin, 1894
Pandinus (Pandinurus) percivali Pocock, 1902
Scorpio fuscus Ehrenberg, 1829
Scorpio kruglovi Ehrenberg, 1829
Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758Large-clawed Scorpion
Scorpio maurus kruglovi Birula, 1910
Scorpio maurus palmatus Hemprich & E..., 1829
Scorpio maurus propinquus Simon, 1872
Scorpio maurus townsendi Pocock, 1900
Scorpio maurus yemenensis Werner, 1936

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in Near East
SubfamilyDiplocentrinae
Karsch, 1880
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeterometrinae
Simon, 1879
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPandininae
Thorell, 1876
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScorpioninae
Latreille, 1802
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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