Opisthacanthus
| Opisthacanthus | |
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| Opisthacanthus asper, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Hormuridae |
| Genus: | Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861 |
| Diversity | |
| c. 20 species (see text) | |
Opisthacanthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Hemiscorpiidae (Liochelidae) occurring in central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar.[1]
The species in this genus are:[2]
- 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)
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
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