The vorhiesi group of Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836 (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae), in Arizona, with description of a new species from the Hualapai Mountains

Title Variants

Alternative: New Vaejovis from Hualapai Mountains, Arizona

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3742

By

Sissom, W David
Hughes, Garrett B.
Bryson, Robert W., Jr.
Prendini, Lorenzo

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2012

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"May 3, 2012."

A new species in the vorhiesi group of Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836 (Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876), which appears to be endemic to the Hualapai Mountains near Kingman, Arizona, is described and illustrated. Vaejovis tenuipalpus, n. sp., the 11th species in the vorhiesi group, is compared to morphologically similar species, including V. jonesi Stahnke, 1940, V. lapidicola Stahnke, 1940, V. vorhiesi Stahnke, 1940, and V. deboerae Ayrey, 2009. The new species possesses the most slender pedipalp chelae in the vorhiesi group. New distribution records and a comprehensive distribution map are provided for all Arizona members of the group.

Subjects

Arachnida , Arizona , Classification , Geographical distribution , Kingman Region , Scorpions , Vaejovis , Vaejovis tenuipalpus

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3742 2012

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 793000541