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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Zimbabwe (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
135
439
899
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Dromopoda
Shultz, 1990
24
54
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Scorpiones
C. L. Koch, 1837
Scorpion, Scorpions
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Neoscorpionina
Thorell & Lindström, 1885
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Orthosterni
Pocock, 1911
5
14
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scorpionoidea
Leach, 1815
2
5
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
2 Families width 15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Hormuridae Laurie, 189610SpeciesTaxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802Largeclaw scorpions5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
5 Genera with 15 Species
Cheloctonus Pocock, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1918South African rock scorpions6SpeciesTaxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 18764SpeciesTaxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876Burrowing scorpions4SpeciesTaxom
Pandinus Thorell, 1890African emperor scorpions1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
15 Species and 2 Subspecies
Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Hadogenes austroafricanus Penther, 1900
Hadogenes granulatus Purcell, 1901
Hadogenes paucidens (Pocock, 1896)⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997
Hadogenes trichiurus werneri Fet, 1997
Hadogenes troglodytes Peters, 1861Flat rock scorpion
Hadogenes troglodytes matoppoanus Hewitt, 1918
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) capensis Thorell, 1876
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) lamorali Lourenço, 1981
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus boehmi Kraepelin, 1896
Opistophthalmus carinatus Peters, 1861African Yellow-leg Scorpion
Opistophthalmus glabrifrons Peters, 1861Opistophalmus glabrifons
Opistophthalmus wahlbergii Thorell, 1876Tricolor Scorpion
Pandinus (Pandinurus) viatoris Pocock, 1890

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
FamilyHormuridae
Laurie, 1896
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyScorpionidae
Pierre André Latreille, 1802
Largeclaw scorpions
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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