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 Simon, 1876Opisthacanthus ambanja Lourenço, 2014Opisthacanthus andohahela Lourenço, 2014Opisthacanthus antsiranana Lourenço, 2014Opisthacanthus asper Opisthacanthus autanensis Gonzalez-Sponga, 2004Opisthacanthus basutus Lawrence, 1955)Opisthacanthus borboremai Lourenço & Fe, 2003Opisthacanthus brevicauda Rojas-Runjaic, Borges & Armas, 2008Opisthacanthus capensis Thorell, 1876Opisthacanthus cayaporum Vellard, 1932Opisthacanthus daraisensis Lourenço, 2006Opisthacanthus diremptus Opisthacanthus elatus Opisthacanthus faillei Lourenço & Wilme, 2019Opisthacanthus heurtaultae Lourenço, 1980Opisthacanthus laevipes Opisthacanthus lamorali Lourenço, 1981Opisthacanthus lavasoa Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber, 2016Opisthacanthus lecomtei Opisthacanthus lepturus Opisthacanthus lourencoi Ythier, 2022Opisthacanthus lucienneae Lourenço, 2006Opisthacanthus maculatus Lourenço, 2006Opisthacanthus madagascariensis Kraepelin, 1894Opisthacanthus milloti Lourenço & Goodman, 2008Opisthacanthus pauliani Lourenço & Goodman, 2008Opisthacanthus piceus Lourenço, 2006Opisthacanthus piscatorius Lawrence, 1955Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897Opisthacanthus rugulosus Pocock, 1896Opisthacanthus surinamensis Lourenço, 2017Opisthacanthus titanus Lourenço, Wilme & Waeber 2018Opisthacanthus valerioi Lourenço, 1980Opisthacanthus validus (Thorell, 1876Opisthacanthus weyrauchi Mello-Leitão, 1948Current systematics
Subgenus Opisthacanthus Peters, 1861I. cayaporum groupOpisthacanthus cayaporum Vellard, 1932Opisthacanthus heurtaultae Lourenço, 1980Opisthacanthus weyrauchi Mello-Leitão, 1948
II. lepturus groupOpisthacanthus lepturus Opisthacanthus elatus Opisthacanthus valerioi Lourenço, 1980Opisthacanthus borboremai sp. n.
III. lecomtei groupOpisthacanthus lecomtei
Subgenus Nepabellus Francke, 1974
I. africanus groupOpisthacanthus africanus africanus Simon, 1876Opisthacanthus africanus pallidus Lourenço, 2003Opisthacanthus capensis Thorell, 1876Opisthacanthus diremptus
II. asper groupOpisthacanthus asper Opisthacanthus basutus Lawrence, 1955Opisthacanthus rugiceps Pocock, 1897
III. laevipes groupOpisthacanthus laevipes
IV. rugulosus groupOpisthacanthus lamorali Lourenço, 1981Opisthacanthus rugulosus Pocock, 1896
V. validus groupOpisthacanthus piscatorius Lawrence, 1955Opisthacanthus validus Thorell, 1876
Subgenus Monodopisthacanthus Lourenço, 2001
I. madagascariensis groupOpisthacanthus madagascariensis Kraepelin, 1894Opisthacanthus punctulatus Pocock, 1896