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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
775
1695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
25
103
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
4
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
4
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
4
17
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
2 Families width 15 Species
Hormuridae Laurie, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions12SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
8 Genera with 15 Species
Chiromachus Pocock, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1896Giant forest scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Iomachus Pocock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1861Burrowing scorpions3SpeciesTaxom
Pandinoides Fet, 20162SpeciesTaxom
Pandinurus Fet, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1841African emperor scorpions3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
15 Species
Chiromachus ochropus C. L. Koch, 1837Seychelles giant scorpion
Heterometrus (Javanimetrus) cyaneus C.L. Koch, 1836Asian blue forest scorpion
Heterometrus boehmei Kraepelin, 1896
Heterometrus boehmi (Kraepelin, 1896)⇒ Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896
Iomachus politus Pocock, 1896Tanzanian Long-claw Scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) rugiceps Pocock, 1897Northern jointvetch
Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Pandinoides cavimanus Pocock, 1888Red claw scorpion
Pandinoides duffmackayi Prendini, 2016
Pandinurus viatoris Pocock, 1890Red Clawed Cave Scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinoides) cavimanus Pocock, 1888Red claw scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890
Pandinus (Pandinus) imperator Koch, 1841Common emperor scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



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