Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)

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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	61 122 116	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	18 27 31	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 4 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 4 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 4 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 2 2	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Cape Peninsula
2 Families width 2 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		1	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Cape Peninsula
2 Genera with 2 Species

Opisthacanthus Peters, 1876		1	Species	Taxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1800	Burrowing scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Cape Peninsula
2 Species

Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus capensis Herbst, 1800

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Scorpionoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Scorpionoidea at itis.gov