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
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Hormuridae
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. Lourenço, Wilson R.; Fé, Nelson F. (2003-12-31). "DESCRIPTION OF A NEW SPECIES OF OPISTHACANTHUS PETERS (SCORPIONES, LIOCHELIDAE) TO BRAZILIAN AMAZONIA" (PDF). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 8: 81–88. ISSN 1576-9518.