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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
266
1114
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
32
104
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
6
25
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
25
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
25
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
4
8
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Indian Ocean islands
4 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hormuridae Laurie, 189615SpeciesTaxom
Liochelidae Fet & Bechley, 2001Rockloving scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
8 Genera with 24 Species
Chiromachus Pocock, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Heteroscorpion Birula, 20046SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 200612SpeciesTaxom
Palaeocheloctonus Lourenço, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Paleocheloctonus Lourenço, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Scorpio Linnaeus, 18292SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chiromachus ochropus C. L. Koch, 1837Seychelles giant scorpion
Heteroscorpion goodmani Lourenço, 1996
Heteroscorpion kaii Lourenço & G..., 2009
Heteroscorpion kraepelini Lourenço & G..., 2006
Heteroscorpion magnus Lourenço & G..., 2002
Heteroscorpion opisthacanthoides Kraepelin, 1896
Heteroscorpion raselimananai Lourenço & G..., 2004
Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) madagascariensis Kraepelin, 1894
Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) punctulatus Pocock, 1896..., 2001
Opisthacanthus ambanja Lourenço, 2014
Opisthacanthus andohahela Lourenço, 2014
Opisthacanthus antsiranana Lourenço, 2014
Opisthacanthus darainensis Lourenço & G..., 2006
Opisthacanthus lavasoa Lourenço, Wi..., 2016
Opisthacanthus lucienneae Lourenço & G..., 2006
Opisthacanthus maculatus Lourenço & G..., 2006
Opisthacanthus milloti Lourenço & G..., 2008
Opisthacanthus pauliani Lourenço & G..., 2008
Opisthacanthus piceus Lourenço & G..., 2006
Palaeocheloctonus pauliani Lourenço, 1996
Paleocheloctonus pauliani Lourenço, 1996
Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758Large-clawed Scorpion
Scorpio schweiggeri ♰ Holl, 1829Beveled macoma
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLiochelidae
Fet & Bechley, 2001
Rockloving scorpions
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae ♰
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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