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

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

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	55 117 65	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	10 17 20	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 5 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 5 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 5 11	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 3 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Central Karoo
2 Families width 6 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		2	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	4	Species	Taxom

Genera for Central Karoo
3 Genera with 6 Species

Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1843	South African rock scorpions	2	Species	Taxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861		0	Species	Taxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 0	Burrowing scorpions	4	Species	Taxom

Species list for Central Karoo
6 Species

Hadogenes phyllodes Thorell, 1876
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879	Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus karrooensis Purcell, 1898
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus reticulosternus

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Central Karoo

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 4	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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