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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
545
2867
11767
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
82
354
1437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
26
79
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
6
54
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
6
51
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
13
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
3 Families width 31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriuridae Simon, 18805SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18967SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions19SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
13 Genera with 31 Species
Bothriurus Peters, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Brachistosternus Pocock, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Cercophonius Peters, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentrus Peters, 1931Toothed Scorpions14SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1937South African rock scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Heteronebo Pocock, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18443SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Phoniocercus Pocock, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
31 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) araguayae Vellard, 1934
Bothriurus (Bothriurus) bonariensis C. L. Koch, 1842
Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844Forest scorpion
Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Diplocentrus diablo Stockwell & ..., 1987
Diplocentrus keyserlingii Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Diplocentrus lesueurii
Diplocentrus linda Brown & Form..., 1996
Diplocentrus lindo Stockwell & ..., 2001
Diplocentrus lucidus Stockwell, 1988Scorpions
Diplocentrus peloncillensis Francke, 1975
Diplocentrus spitzeri Stahnke, 1970
Diplocentrus steeleae Stockwell, 1988
Diplocentrus tehuacanus Hoffmann, 1931
Diplocentrus venustrus
Diplocentrus venustus (Ewing, 1928)⇒ Diplocentrus keyserlingii Karsch, 1880
Diplocentrus whitei Gervais, 1844
Diplocentrus zacatecanus Hoffmann, 1931
Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Hadogenes zuluanus Lawrence, 1937
Heteronebo vachoni Francke, 1978
Liocheles australasiae Fabricius, 1775Dwarf wood scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) laevipes Pocock, 1893
Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) elatus Gervais, 1844Scorpions
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876
Phoniocercus sanmartini Cekalovic, 1968
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
4
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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