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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
545
2867
11767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
82
354
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
26
79
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
54
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
51
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
13
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
4 Genera with 19 Species
Diplocentrus Peters, 1931Toothed Scorpions14SpeciesTaxom
Heteronebo Pocock, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
19 Species
Diplocentrus diablo Stockwell & ..., 1987
Diplocentrus keyserlingii Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Diplocentrus lesueurii
Diplocentrus linda Brown & Form..., 1996
Diplocentrus lindo Stockwell & ..., 2001
Diplocentrus lucidus Stockwell, 1988Scorpions
Diplocentrus peloncillensis Francke, 1975
Diplocentrus spitzeri Stahnke, 1970
Diplocentrus steeleae Stockwell, 1988
Diplocentrus tehuacanus Hoffmann, 1931
Diplocentrus venustrus
Diplocentrus venustus (Ewing, 1928)⇒ Diplocentrus keyserlingii Karsch, 1880
Diplocentrus whitei Gervais, 1844
Diplocentrus zacatecanus Hoffmann, 1931
Heteronebo vachoni Francke, 1978
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionidae with occurrences in USA
SubfamilyDiplocentrinae
Karsch, 1880
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOpistophthalminae
Rossi, 2016
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyUrodacinae
Pocock, 1893
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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