Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Eswatini (Southern Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Eswatini (Southern Africa)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	42 92 159	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	4 7 14	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 6 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 6 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 6 13	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 4 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Eswatini
2 Families width 8 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		7	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Eswatini
4 Genera with 8 Species

Cheloctonus Pocock, 1892		1	Species	Taxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1937	South African rock scorpions	2	Species	Taxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 1876		4	Species	Taxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1861	Burrowing scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Eswatini
8 Species

Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861	Flat rock scorpion
Hadogenes zuluanus Lawrence, 1937
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861	Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) laevipes Pocock, 1893
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861	Opistophalmus glabrifons

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Eswatini

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	3 7	Genera 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