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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region America (Continents)


Class
 		Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids		699
6720
45540		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
113
1411
7032		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions		31
161
1715		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
9
126
1625		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
9
123
1623		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
5
38
366		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for America
5 Families width 366 Species and 18 Subspecies
Bothriuridae Simon, 1880186SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentridae Karsch, 1880Spinysting scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893Longtail rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 189619SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions156SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in America
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
18
186		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyDiplocentridae
Karsch, 1880
Spinysting scorpions		3
4		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyHemiscorpiidae ♰
Pocock, 1893
Longtail rock scorpions		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
5
19		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae ♰
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions		11
156		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scorpionoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Scorpionoidea at itis.gov