Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	173 628 1291	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	23 88 179	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	4 7 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	4 7 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	4 7 15	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 3 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 6 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		6	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	0	Species	Taxom

Genera for Papua New Guinea
3 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Papua New Guinea
6 Species

Hormurus karschii (Keyserling, 1885)	⇒ Liocheles karschii Keyserling, 1885
Hormurus waigiensis Gervais, 1844	Rainforest Scorpion
Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775	Dwarf wood scorpion
Liocheles karschii Keyserling, 1885
Liocheles penta Francke & Lo..., 1991
Liocheles waigiensis Gervais, 1843	Rainforest scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	2 6	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 0	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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