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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
39
127
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
16
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
16
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
16
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
6
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 65 Species
Bothriuridae Simon, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions49SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
6 Genera with 65 Species
Cercophonius Peters, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1985South African rock scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18766SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions47SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 18762SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
65 Species
Cercophonius kershawi Glauert, 1930
Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844Forest scorpion
Cheloctonus crassimanus Pocock, 1896
Cheloctonus glaber Kraepelin, 1896
Hadogenes gracilis Hewitt, 1909
Hadogenes minor Purcell, 1899
Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes tityrus Simon, 1888
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Hadogenes zumpti Newlands & C..., 1985
Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) punctulatus Pocock, 1896..., 2001
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) diremptus Karsch, 1879
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) piscatorius Lawrence, 1955
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus ammopoides
Opistophthalmus ammopus Lamoral, 1980
Opistophthalmus ater Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus capensis Herbst, 1800
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus chaperi Simon, 1880
Opistophthalmus concinnus Newlands, 1972
Opistophthalmus crassimanus Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus fitzsimonsi Hewitt, 1935
Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus fuscipes Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus gigas Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus granicauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus granifrons Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus gravimanus
Opistophthalmus haackei Lawrence, 1966
Opistophthalmus haringtoni
Opistophthalmus hewitti
Opistophthalmus intermedius Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus keilandsi Hewitt, 1914
Opistophthalmus koa
Opistophthalmus laticauda Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus latimanus Koch, 1841
Opistophthalmus latro Thorell, 1894
Opistophthalmus leipoldti Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus longicauda Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus lornae Lamoral, 1979
Opistophthalmus luciranus Lawrence, 1959
Opistophthalmus macer Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus nitidiceps Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus opinatus Simon, 1888
Opistophthalmus pallipes Koch, 1842
Opistophthalmus pattisoni Purcell, 1899
Opistophthalmus peringueyi Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus pluridens Hewitt, 1918
Opistophthalmus politicauda
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus purcelli
Opistophthalmus reticulosternus
Opistophthalmus schlechteri Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus venustus
Opistophthalmus vulnerabilis
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
2
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



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