Paruroctonus

Paruroctonus is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 10 described species in Paruroctonus.[1]

Paruroctonus
Paruroctonus silvestrii
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Vaejovidae
Genus: Paruroctonus
Werner, 1934

Species

  • Paruroctonus becki (Gertsch & Allred, 1965)
  • Paruroctonus boreus (northern scorpion)
  • Paruroctonus conclusus (Jain & Forbes, 2022)
  • Paruroctonus gracilior (Hoffmann, 1931) (Chihuahuan slender-tailed scorpion)
  • Paruroctonus luteolus (golden dwarf sand scorpion)
  • Paruroctonus pecos (Sissom & Francke, 1981)
  • Paruroctonus silvestrii (California common scorpion)
  • Paruroctonus soda (Jain & Forbes, 2022)
  • Paruroctonus utahensis (Williams, 1968) (eastern sand scorpion)
  • Paruroctonus variabilis Hjelle, 1982

References

  1. "Paruroctonus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  • Ayrey R, Webber M (2013). "A new Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836, the second known vorhiesi group species from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)". ZooKeys 270: 21-35.


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