Opisthacanthus
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| Genus: | Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861
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Opisthacanthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar.[1]
The species in this genus are:[2]
- Opisthacanthus africanus (Simon, 1876)
- (Peters, 1861)
- (Lawrence, 1955)
- Rojas-Runjaic, Borges & Armas, 2008
- Opisthacanthus capensis (Thorell, 1876)
- (Vellard, 1932)
- (Lourenço, 2006)
- (Karsch, 1879)
- (Gervais, 1843)
- (Pocock, 1893)
- Lourenço, 1981
- (Lucas, 1858)
- (Beauvois, 1805)
- (Lourenço, 2006)
- (Lourenço, 2006)
- (Kraepelin, 1894)
- (Lourenço, 2006)
- (Lawrence, 1955)
- (Pocock, 1896)
- Opisthacanthus rugiceps (Pocock, 1897)
- (Pocock, 1896)
- (Lourenço, 1980)
- (Thorell, 1876)
- (Mello-Leitão, 1948)
Current systematics[]
Subgenus Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861
I. cayaporum group
- Opisthacanthus cayaporum Vellard, 1932
- Opisthacanthus heurtaultae Lourenço, 1980
- Opisthacanthus weyrauchi Mello-Leitão, 1948
II. lepturus group
- Opisthacanthus lepturus (Beauvois, 1805)
- Opisthacanthus elatus (Gervais, 1844)
- Opisthacanthus valerioi Lourenço, 1980
- Opisthacanthus borboremai sp. n.
III. lecomtei group
- Opisthacanthus lecomtei (Lucas, 1858)
Subgenus Nepabellus Francke, 1974
I. africanus group
- Opisthacanthus africanus africanus Simon, 1876
- Opisthacanthus africanus pallidus Lourenço, 2003
- Opisthacanthus capensis Thorell, 1876
- Opisthacanthus diremptus (Karsch, 1879)
II. asper group
- Opisthacanthus asper (Peters, 1861)
- Opisthacanthus basutus Lawrence, 1955
- Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897
III. laevipes group
- Opisthacanthus laevipes (Pocock, 1893)
IV. rugulosus group
- Opisthacanthus lamorali Lourenço, 1981
- Opisthacanthus rugulosus Pocock, 1896
V. validus group
- Opisthacanthus piscatorius Lawrence, 1955
- Opisthacanthus validus Thorell, 1876
Subgenus Monodopisthacanthus Lourenço, 2001
I. madagascariensis group
- Opisthacanthus madagascariensis Kraepelin, 1894
- Opisthacanthus punctulatus Pocock, 1896 [3]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "BioLib: Biological library".
- ^ http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/RIA_8/R08-014-081.pdf
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