Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Scorpionoidea for Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)

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Checklist for Superfamily Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815
and region Zululand District (Kwazulu-Natal)

Class	Arachnida Lamarck, 1801 Arachnids	70 127 129	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Dromopoda Shultz, 1990	10 16 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Scorpiones C. L. Koch, 1837 Scorpion, Scorpions	3 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Neoscorpionina Thorell & Lindström, 1885	3 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Orthosterni Pocock, 1911	3 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Scorpionoidea Leach, 1815	2 4 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Zululand District
2 Families width 5 Species

Hormuridae Laurie, 1896		4	Species	Taxom
Scorpionidae Pierre André..., 1802	Largeclaw scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Genera for Zululand District
4 Genera with 5 Species

Cheloctonus Pocock, 1892		1	Species	Taxom
Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1898	South African rock scorpions	1	Species	Taxom
Opisthacanthus Peters, 1876		2	Species	Taxom
Opistophthalmus Latreille, 1876	Burrowing scorpions	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Zululand District
5 Species

Cheloctonus jonesii Pocock, 1892
Hadogenes pallidus (Pocock, 1898)	⇒ Hadogenes trichiurus Gervais, 1843
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) asper Peters, 1861	Yellowlegged creeping scorpion
Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876
Opistophthalmus praedo Thorell, 1876

Subnodes of Scorpionoidea with occurrences in Zululand District

Family	Hormuridae Laurie, 1896	3 4	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scorpionidae ♰ Pierre André Latreille, 1802 Largeclaw scorpions	1 1	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

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