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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
262
1065
2583
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
43
196
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
8
19
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
16
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
16
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ecuador
2 Families width 5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriuridae Simon, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ecuador
5 Genera with 5 Species
Bothriurus Peters, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Brachistosternus Pocock, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Orobothriurus Maury, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
5 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriurus (Andibothriurus) chilensis (Molina, 1782)⇒ Orobothriurus parvus Maury, 1975
Brachistosternus pegnai Cekalovic, 1969
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) elatus Gervais, 1844Scorpions
Orobothriurus parvus Maury, 1975
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Ecuador
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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