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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
390
2350
9166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
52
482
1508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
8
39
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
4
9
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
3 Families width 32 Species and 5 Subspecies
Bothriuridae Simon, 188027SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893Longtail rock scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
8 Genera with 32 Species
Bothriurus Peters, 200519SpeciesTaxom
Botriurus Mello-Leitao, 01SpeciesTaxom
Brachistosternus Pocock, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Brazilobothriurus Lourenço & M..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Protoischnurus Carvalho & L..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Thestylus Simon, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
32 Species and 5 Subspecies
Bothriurus (Andibothriurus) coriaceus Pocock, 1893
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) araguayae Vellard, 1934
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) asper Pocock, 1893
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) bonariensis C. L. Koch, 1842
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) guarani Maury, 1984
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) illudens Mello-Leitao, 1947
Bothriurus illudens araponguensis W.Bücherl, S..., 1963
Bothriurus illudens illudens Mello-Leitao, 1947
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) inermis Maury, 1981
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) moojeni Mello-Leitao, 1945
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) rochai Mello-Leitao, 1932
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) rubescens Mello-Leitao, 1947
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) signatus Pocock, 1893
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) sooretamensis San Martín, 1966
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) vachoni San Martín, 1968
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) vittatus Guérin Ménev..., 1821
Bothriurus cerradoensis Lourenço, Mo..., 2004
Bothriurus delmari Santos-da-Si..., 2017
Bothriurus pora Mattoni & Ac..., 2005
Botriurus aguardente
Brachistosternus (Ministernus) ferrugineus Thorell, 1876
Brachistosternus (Ministernus) simoneae Lourenço, 2000
Brazilobothriurus pantalanalensis Lourenço & M..., 2000
Brazilobothriurus pantanalensis Lourenço & M..., 2000
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) cayaporum Vellard, 1932
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) weyrauchi Mello-Leitão, 1948
Opisthacanthus borboremai Lourenço & Fe, 2003
Protoischnurus axelrodorum M. G. P. de ..., 2001
Thestylus aurantiurus Yamaguti & P..., 2003
Thestylus glasioui Bertkau, 1880
Thestylus glasioui glasioui Bertkau, 1880
Thestylus glasioui lineatus Giltay, 1928
Thestylus glasioui signatus Mello-Leitao, 1931
Thestylus signatus Mello-Leitao, 1931
Urophonius iheringi Pocock, 1893
Urophonius iheringii Pocock, 1893

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHemiscorpiidae
Pocock, 1893
Longtail rock scorpions
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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