| Scorpionidae | |
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| Heterometrus indus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Arachnida | 
| Order: | Scorpiones | 
| Superfamily: | Scorpionoidea | 
| Family: | Scorpionidae Latreille, 1802 | 
| Subfamilies | |
The Scorpionidae (burrowing scorpions or pale-legged scorpions) make up the superfamily Scorpionoidea. The family was established by Pierre André Latreille, 1802.
According to The Scorpion Files and Prendini & Francke: