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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
438
2179
7291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
56
205
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
12
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
9
41
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
9
38
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
3
13
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
3 Families width 26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bothriuridae Simon, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Hormuridae Laurie, 18969SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
13 Genera with 26 Species
Brachistosternus Pocock, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Cercophonius Peters, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1937South African rock scorpions2SpeciesTaxom
Hormurus Thorell, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Liocheles Sundevall, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18765SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions9SpeciesTaxom
Pandinoides Fet, 1997
0SpeciesTaxom
Pandinurus Fet, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1876
African emperor scorpions0SpeciesTaxom
Urodacus Peters, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Urophonius Pocock, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Brachistosternus (Brachistosternus) ehrenbergii Gervais, 1841
Cercophonius squama Gervais, 1844Forest scorpion
Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Hadogenes longimanus Prendini, 2001
Hadogenes zuluanus Lawrence, 1937
Liocheles litodactylus Monod & Vols..., 2004
Opisthacanthus (Monodopisthacanthus) punctulatus Pocock, 1896..., 2001
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) laevipes Pocock, 1893
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) piscatorius Lawrence, 1955
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus austerus Karsch, 1879Uinta sandwort
Opistophthalmus capensis Herbst, 1800
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus latimanus Koch, 1841
Opistophthalmus macer Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus nitidiceps Pocock, 1896
Opistophthalmus pictus Kraepelin, 1894
Opistophthalmus pugnax Thorell, 1876
Pandinurus gregoryi Pocock, 1896
Urodacus armatus Pocock, 1888Yellow sand scorpion
Urodacus hoplurus Pocock, 1898
Urodacus manicatus Thorell, 1876Black rock scorpion
Urodacus yaschenkoi Birula, 1903Inland robust scorpion
Urophonius brachycentrus brachycentrus Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in West Europe
FamilyBothriuridae
Simon, 1880
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



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