Opisthacanthus

Opisthacanthus is a genus of scorpions in the family Hemiscorpiidae (Liochelidae) occurring in central and South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Madagascar.[1]

Opisthacanthus
Opisthacanthus asper, South Africa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Family:
Hemiscorpiidae
Genus:
Opisthacanthus

Peters, 1861
Diversity
c. 20 species (see text)

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]
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References
  1. http://www.biodiversityexplorer.org/arachnids/scorpions/liochelidae/opisthacanthus.htm
  2. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonsubtaxa/id132676/
  3. http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/RIA_8/R08-014-081.pdf


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