Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Venezuela (Northern South America)

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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Venezuela (Northern South America)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	186 895 2284	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	35 189 700	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	5 20 273	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	5 20 273	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	5 20 273	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 2 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Venezuela
2 Families width 6 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		3	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	3	Species	Taxom

Genera for Venezuela
2 Genera with 6 Species

Opisthacanthus Peters, 2008		3	Species	Taxom
Tarsoporosus Francke, 1984		3	Species	Taxom

Species list for Venezuela
6 Species

Opisthacanthus (Opisthacanthus) elatus Gervais, 1844	Scorpions
Opisthacanthus autanensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004
Opisthacanthus brevicauda Rojas-Runjai..., 2008
Tarsoporosus flavus Gonzalez-Sponga, 1984
Tarsoporosus kugleri Schenkel, 1932
Tarsoporosus yustizi Gonzalez-Sponga, 1984

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Venezuela

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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