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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
533
4412
23236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
77
1015
3949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
11
79
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
8
75
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
8
75
901
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
4
29
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae ♰
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
7 Genera with 15 Species
Bioculus Stahnke, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Didymocentrus Kraepelin, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentrus Peters, 1880Toothed Scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1876Giant forest scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1899Burrowing scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Tarsoporosus Francke, 19846SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
15 Species
Bioculus comondae Stahnke, 1968
Bioculus cruzensis Stahnke, 1968
Didymocentrus krausi Francke, 1978Scorpions
Diplocentrus keyserlingii Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Heterometrus (Heterometrus) petersii Thorell, 1876Black Forest Scorpion
Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899
Tarsoporosus anchicaya Lourenço & F..., 1990
Tarsoporosus flavus Gonzalez-Sponga, 1984
Tarsoporosus kugleri Schenkel, 1932
Tarsoporosus macuira Teruel & Ron..., 2007
Tarsoporosus tizopedrosoi Bedoya-Roque..., 2022
Tarsoporosus yustizi Gonzalez-Sponga, 1984
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters, 1861Sand scorpion
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyDiplocentrinae
Karsch, 1880
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeterometrinae
Simon, 1879
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUrodacinae
Pocock, 1893
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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