Opisthacanthus

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

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Opisthacanthus:

• Opisthacanthus africanus <small>Simon, 1876</small>
• Opisthacanthus ambanja <small>Lourenço, 2014</small>
• Opisthacanthus andohahela <small>Lourenço, 2014</small>
• Opisthacanthus antsiranana <small>Lourenço, 2014</small>
• Opisthacanthus asper <small>(Peters, 1861)</small>
• Opisthacanthus autanensis <small>Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004</small>
• Opisthacanthus basutus <small>Lawrence, 1955)</small>
• Opisthacanthus borboremai <small>Lourenço & Fe, 2003</small>
• Opisthacanthus brevicauda <small>Rojas-Runjaic, Borges & Armas, 2008</small>
• Opisthacanthus capensis <small>Thorell, 1876</small>
• Opisthacanthus cayaporum <small>Vellard, 1932</small>
• Opisthacanthus daraisensis <small>Lourenço, 2006</small>
• Opisthacanthus diremptus <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small>
• Opisthacanthus elatus <small>(Gervais, 1843)</small>
• Opisthacanthus faillei <small>Lourenço & Wilme, 2019</small>
• Opisthacanthus heurtaultae <small>Lourenço, 1980</small>
• Opisthacanthus laevipes <small>(Pocock, 1893)</small>
• Opisthacanthus lamorali <small>Lourenço, 1981</small>
• Opisthacanthus lavasoa <small>Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber, 2016</small>
• Opisthacanthus lecomtei <small>(Lucas, 1858)</small>
• Opisthacanthus lepturus <small>(Beauvois, 1805)</small>
• Opisthacanthus lourencoi <small>Ythier, 2022</small>
• Opisthacanthus lucienneae <small>Lourenço, 2006</small>
• Opisthacanthus maculatus <small>Lourenço, 2006</small>
• Opisthacanthus madagascariensis <small>Kraepelin, 1894</small>
• Opisthacanthus milloti <small>Lourenço & Goodman, 2008</small>
• Opisthacanthus pauliani <small>Lourenço & Goodman, 2008</small>
• Opisthacanthus piceus <small>Lourenço, 2006</small>
• Opisthacanthus piscatorius <small>Lawrence, 1955</small>
• Opisthacanthus rugiceps <small>Pocock, 1897</small>
• Opisthacanthus rugulosus <small>Pocock, 1896</small>
• Opisthacanthus surinamensis <small>Lourenço, 2017</small>
• Opisthacanthus titanus <small>Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber 2018</small>
• Opisthacanthus valerioi <small>Lourenço, 1980</small>
• Opisthacanthus validus <small>(Thorell, 1876</small>
• Opisthacanthus weyrauchi <small>Mello-Leitão, 1948</small>

Current systematics

Subgenus Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861<br /> 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<br /> 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<br /> I. madagascariensis group

• Opisthacanthus madagascariensis Kraepelin, 1894
• Opisthacanthus punctulatus Pocock, 1896

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