Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Free State (Republic South Africa)

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

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	83 215 130	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	16 27 30	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 5 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 5 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 5 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 2 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Free State
2 Families width 7 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		2	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	5	Species	Taxom

Genera for Free State
2 Genera with 7 Species

Opisthacanthus Peters, 1876		2	Species	Taxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876	Burrowing scorpions	5	Species	Taxom

Species list for Free State
7 Species

Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) laevipes Pocock, 1893
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879	Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861	African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus latimanus Koch, 1841
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Free State

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 5	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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