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Opisthacanthus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Hemiscorpiidae

Higher classification
  
Hemiscorpiidae

Order
  
Scorpion

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Similar
  
Scorpion, Hemiscorpiidae, Odonturus dentatus, Superstitionia, Opisthacanthus rugiceps

Opisthacanthus attack


Opisthacanthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Hemiscorpiidae (Liochelidae) occurring in central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar.

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The species in this genus are:

  • Opisthacanthus africanus (Simon, 1876)
  • Opisthacanthus asper (Peters, 1861)
  • Opisthacanthus basutus (Lawrence, 1955)
  • Opisthacanthus brevicauda Rojas-Runjaic, Borges & Armas, 2008
  • Opisthacanthus capensis (Thorell, 1876)
  • Opisthacanthus cayaporum (Vellard, 1932)
  • Opisthacanthus daraisensis (Lourenço, 2006)
  • Opisthacanthus diremptus (Karsch, 1879)
  • Opisthacanthus elatus (Gervais, 1843)
  • Opisthacanthus laevipes (Pocock, 1893)
  • Opisthacanthus lamorali Lourenço, 1981
  • Opisthacanthus lecomtei (Lucas, 1858)
  • Opisthacanthus lepturus (Beauvois, 1805)
  • Opisthacanthus lucienneae (Lourenço, 2006)
  • Opisthacanthus maculatus (Lourenço, 2006)
  • Opisthacanthus madagascariensis (Kraepelin, 1894)
  • Opisthacanthus piceus (Lourenço, 2006)
  • Opisthacanthus piscatorius (Lawrence, 1955)
  • Opisthacanthus punctulatus (Pocock, 1896)
  • Opisthacanthus rugiceps (Pocock, 1897)
  • Opisthacanthus rugulosus (Pocock, 1896)
  • Opisthacanthus valerioi (Lourenço, 1980)
  • Opisthacanthus validus (Thorell, 1876)
  • Opisthacanthus weyrauchi (Mello-Leitão, 1948)

    • Opisthacanthus Panarthropodade Galerie

    Opisthacanthus male avi


    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



    • References

    Opisthacanthus Wikipedia
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