Scorpionidae

Scorpionidae
Srilankametrus indus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Superfamily: Scorpionoidea
Family: Scorpionidae
Latreille, 1802
Subfamilies
  • Diplocentrinae
  • Rugodentinae
  • Scorpioninae
  • Urodacinae

Scorpionidae is a family of burrowing scorpions or pale-legged scorpions in the superfamily Scorpionoidea. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille, 1802.