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

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

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	65 188 296	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	10 18 25	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 8 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 8 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 8 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 4 7	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Malawi
2 Families width 7 Species

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

Genera for Malawi
4 Genera with 7 Species

Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1901	South African rock scorpions	1	Species	Taxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 1896		4	Species	Taxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1861	Burrowing scorpions	1	Species	Taxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1890	African emperor scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Malawi
7 Species

Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) rugiceps Pocock, 1897	Northern jointvetch
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) rugulosus Pocock, 1896
Opisthacanthus rurgulosus Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861	Opistophalmus glabrifons
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Malawi

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

Links, sources and further information

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