Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Kenya (East Africa)

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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Kenya (East Africa)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	172 629 1333	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	28 105 248	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	4 20 37	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	4 20 37	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	4 20 37	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 6 9	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Kenya
2 Families width 9 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		2	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	7	Species	Taxom

Genera for Kenya
6 Genera with 9 Species

Species list for Kenya
9 Species

Iomachus politus Pocock, 1896	Tanzanian Long-claw Scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) rugiceps Pocock, 1897	Northern jointvetch
Pandinurus exitialis Pocock, 1888	Seagrape snail
Pandinurus gregoryi Pocock, 1896
Pandinus (Pandinoides) cavimanus Pocock, 1888	Red claw scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinops) bellicosus Koch, 1875
Pandinus (Pandinurus) gregoryi Pocock, 1896
Pandinus (Pandinurus) pallidus Kraepelin, 1894
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Kenya

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	4 7	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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