Opisthacanthus

Opisthacanthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Hormuridae occurring in Central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar.[1]

Opisthacanthus
Opisthacanthus asper, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Hemiscorpiidae
Genus: Opisthacanthus
Peters, 1861

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Opisthacanthus:[2]

  • Opisthacanthus africanus Simon, 1876
  • Opisthacanthus ambanja Lourenço, 2014
  • Opisthacanthus andohahela Lourenço, 2014
  • Opisthacanthus antsiranana Lourenço, 2014
  • Opisthacanthus asper (Peters, 1861)
  • Opisthacanthus autanensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004
  • Opisthacanthus basutus Lawrence, 1955)
  • Opisthacanthus borboremai Lourenço & Fe, 2003
  • 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 faillei Lourenço & Wilme, 2019
  • Opisthacanthus heurtaultae Lourenço, 1980
  • Opisthacanthus laevipes (Pocock, 1893)
  • Opisthacanthus lamorali Lourenço, 1981
  • Opisthacanthus lavasoa Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber, 2016
  • Opisthacanthus lecomtei (Lucas, 1858)
  • Opisthacanthus lepturus (Beauvois, 1805)
  • Opisthacanthus lourencoi Ythier, 2022
  • Opisthacanthus lucienneae Lourenço, 2006
  • Opisthacanthus maculatus Lourenço, 2006
  • Opisthacanthus madagascariensis Kraepelin, 1894
  • Opisthacanthus milloti Lourenço & Goodman, 2008
  • Opisthacanthus pauliani Lourenço & Goodman, 2008
  • Opisthacanthus piceus Lourenço, 2006
  • Opisthacanthus piscatorius Lawrence, 1955
  • Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897
  • Opisthacanthus rugulosus Pocock, 1896
  • Opisthacanthus surinamensis Lourenço, 2017
  • Opisthacanthus titanus Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber 2018
  • Opisthacanthus valerioi Lourenço, 1980
  • Opisthacanthus validus (Thorell, 1876
  • Opisthacanthus weyrauchi 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
  1. "Opisthacanthus (Creeping scorpions)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  2. "The Scorpion Files - Hormuridae". www.ntnu.no. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  3. http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/RIA_8/R08-014-081.pdf


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