Scorpio (genus)


Scorpio is a genus of scorpions belonging to the family Scorpionidae. The species in this genus are found in northern Africa and western Asia.

Species

Scorpio was regarded as a monotypic genus for a long time, containing one widespread and highly variable species, S. maurus, which had many subspecies. It has since been recognised that within S. maurus ''sensu lato there were a number of taxa which should be regarded as valid species and new species have been described from sub-Saharan Africa:
The genus Scorpio includes:Scorpio atakor Ythier, Sadine, Bengaid & Lourenço, 2024Scorpio atlasensis Khammassi, Harris & Sadine, 2023Scorpio birulai Fet, 1997Scorpio ennedi Lourenço, Duhem & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2012Scorpio fuliginosus Scorpio fuscus Scorpio hesperus Birula, 1910Scorpio iznassen Ythier & Francois, 2023Scorpio jordanensis Afifeh, Yagmur, Al-Saraireh & Amr, 2024 Scorpio karakurti Yagmur, 2024Scorpio kruglovi Birula, 1910 Scorpio maurus Linnaeus, 1758Scorpio mogadorensis Birula, 1910Scorpio moulouya Ythier & Francois, 2023Scorpio niger Lourenço & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2012Scorpio occidentalis Werner, 1936Scorpio palmatus Scorpio propinquus Scorpio punicus Fet, 2000Scorpio savanicola Lourenço, 2009Scorpio sirnakensis Yagmur, 2024Scorpio sudanensis Lourenço & Cloudsley-Thompson, 2009Scorpio tassili Lourenço & Rossi, 2016Scorpio touili Ythier & Francois, 2023Scorpio trarasensis Bouisset & Larrouy, 1962Scorpio wahbehi Afifeh, Yagmur, Al-Saraireh & Amr, 2024 Scorpio weidholzi Werner, 1929Scorpio yemenensis'' Werner, 1936