Biology:Hormuridae

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Short description: Family of scorpions

Hormuridae
Yellow-legged Tree Scorpion (Opisthacanthus asper) (11966993293).jpg
Yellow-legged tree scorpion (Opisthacanthus asper)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Superfamily: Scorpionoidea
Family: Hormuridae
Laurie, 1896[1]

Hormuridae is a family of scorpions in the order Scorpiones. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Hormuridae.[2][3]

Genera

These 11 genera belong to the family Hormuridae:[4]

  • Cheloctonus Pocock, 1892
  • Chiromachetes Pocock, 1899
  • Chiromachus Pocock, 1893
  • Hadogenes Kraepelin, 1894
  • Hormiops Fage, 1933
  • Hormurus Thorell, 1876
  • Iomachus Pocock, 1893
  • Liocheles Sundevall, 1833
  • Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861
  • Palaeocheloctonus Lourenço, 1996
  • Tibetiomachus Lourenço & Qi, 2006

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15778529 entry