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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
278
1392
5430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
45
226
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
10
57
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
10
57
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
10
57
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
9
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Asia
3 Families width 35 Species and 7 Subspecies
Hemiscorpiidae Pocock, 1893Longtail rock scorpions15SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae (Pierre André..., 1802)Largeclaw scorpions19SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Asia
9 Genera with 35 Species
Habibiella Vachon, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hemiscorpius Peters, 189914SpeciesTaxom
Heterometrus Ehrenberg, 1836Giant forest scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Heteronebo Pocock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Nebo Simon, 19809SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1898Burrowing scorpions1SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1902African emperor scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Scorpio Linnaeus, 177811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Asia
35 Species and 7 Subspecies
Habibiella gaillardi Vachon, 1974
Hemiscorpius acanthocercus Monod & Lour..., 2005
Hemiscorpius arabicus Pocock, 1899
Hemiscorpius egyptiensis Lourenço, 2011
Hemiscorpius enischnochela Monod & Lour..., 2005
Hemiscorpius falcifer Lowe, 2010
Hemiscorpius flagelliraptor Loewe, 2010
Hemiscorpius gaillardia
Hemiscorpius hierichonticus (Simon, 1872)⇒ Nebo hierichonticus Simon, 1872
Hemiscorpius kashkayi Karatas & Gh..., 2013
Hemiscorpius lepturus Peters, 1861
Hemiscorpius maindroni Kraepelin, 1900
Hemiscorpius persicum Birula, 1903
Hemiscorpius persicus Birula, 1903
Hemiscorpius socotranus Pocock, 1899
Heterometrus (Javanimetrus) cyaneus C.L. Koch, 1836Asian blue forest scorpion
Heteronebo forbesii Pocock, 1899
Heteronebo granti Pocock, 1899
Nebo flavipes Simon, 1882
Nebo franckei Vachon, 1980
Nebo grandis Francke, 1980
Nebo henjamicus Francke, 1980
Nebo hierichonticus Simon, 1872Common black scorpion
Nebo omanensis Francke, 1980
Nebo poggesii Sissom, 1994
Nebo whitei Vachon, 1980White's Nebo scorpion
Nebo yemenensis Francke, 1980
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) africanus Simon, 1876
Opistophthalmus fossor Purcell, 1898
Pandinus (Pandinurus) arabicus Kraepelin, 1894
Pandinus (Pandinurus) percivali Pocock, 1902
Scorpio fuscus Ehrenberg, 1829
Scorpio kruglovi Ehrenberg, 1829
Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758Large-clawed Scorpion
Scorpio maurus fuscus Ehrenberg, 1829
Scorpio maurus kruglovi Birula, 1910
Scorpio maurus maurus Linnaeus, 1758
Scorpio maurus palmatus Hemprich & E..., 1829
Scorpio maurus propinquus Simon, 1872
Scorpio maurus townsendi Pocock, 1900
Scorpio maurus yemenensis Werner, 1936
Scorpio testaceus (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Scorpio maurus maurus Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in West Asia
FamilyHemiscorpiidae
Pocock, 1893
Longtail rock scorpions
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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