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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
243
1188
5299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
32
84
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
5
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Australia
3 Families width 21 Species
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions17SpeciesTaxom
Bothriuridae Simon, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18960SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Australia
5 Genera with 21 Species
Aops Volschenk & ..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cercophonius Peters, 19084SpeciesTaxom
Hormurus Thorell, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 190316SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Australia
21 Species
Aops oncodactylus Volschenk & ..., 2008Barrow Island cave scorpion
Cercophonius granulosus Kraepelin, 1908
Cercophonius michaelseni Kraepelin, 1908
Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844Forest scorpion
Cercophonius sulcatus Kraepelin, 1908
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Urodacus butleri Volschenk, H..., 2012
Urodacus elongatus L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus giulianii L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus hartmeyeri Kraepelin, 1908
Urodacus hoplurus Pocock, 1898
Urodacus koolanensis L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus lowei L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urodacus mckenziei Volschenk, S..., 2000
Urodacus megamastigus L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus novaehollandiae Peters, 1861Sand scorpion
Urodacus planimanus Pocock, 1893
Urodacus similis L.E. Koch, 1977
Urodacus varians Glauert, 1963
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in West Australia
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom



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