A new Sky Island species of Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 from Sonora, Mexico (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)

Vaejovis islaserrano sp. n. is described from the Sierras Elenita and La Mariquita, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. This species belongs to the “vorhiesi” group of the genus Vaejovis and inhabits pine-oak forests in northern Mexico. This species is compared to its...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Diego A. Barrales-Alcalá, Oscar F. Francke, Tom R. Van Devender, Gerardo A. Contreras-Félix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-05-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=22714
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Summary:Vaejovis islaserrano sp. n. is described from the Sierras Elenita and La Mariquita, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. This species belongs to the “vorhiesi” group of the genus Vaejovis and inhabits pine-oak forests in northern Mexico. This species is compared to its most similar species. This new species presents an interesting morphological difference from the rest of the species in the species-group: the absence of a subaculear tubercle or spine.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970