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Vajovis, C. L. Koch, Die Arachn. iii. p. 51 (1836). 





























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10 (1876) ; Kraepelin, 





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Anst. xi. p. 198 (1894) ; Das Tierr., Scorpiones et Pedipalpi, p. 183 (1899). 

























Carapace with its anterior border not excised ; three lateral eyes on each side : ocular tubercle in front of its 















middle. Mandible 





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with a median row of teeth flanked by a few larger lateral teeth. Sternum wider than long, longer than 

 in Hadrurus. Pectines with intermediate lamellae broken up, at least in the distal half of the organ, into 



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subsimilar subequal and spherical sclerites simulating the fulcra, which are also large and spherical. Tarsi 

 furnished beneath with a median row of spicules and lateral bristles. Stigmata long and slit-like. 

















Type V. mexicanus, Koch. 































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Distributi 



Southern States of North Am 















Central Am 









































































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nopsis of the Sp 





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a 1 . Inferior and lateral intercarinal spaces of tail coarsely and thickly 













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tail short and thick, segment 3 much wider than 











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b , Inferior and lateral intercarinal spaces of tail smooth or at most 



. granulatuSy Pocock. 







third segment not wider than long. 

















a 2 . Ventral surface of trunk and pectines marbled with black ; small. 









up to 25 mm. long; pectinal teeth 11-12 









b 2 . Ventral surface of trunk and pectines not marbled with black : 



pusillus, Pocock. 







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length of adult from 30-45 mm. • pectinal teeth 13-23 . 













mexicanus. 



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a\ Inferior median keels on segments 2-4 





as upstanding 





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6 4 . Trunk uniformly brown j hand and vesicle granular in part . 







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a . Hand granular internally ; movable finger longer than carapace, 



which equals the brachium or humerus in length . . . . , . 

 b°. Hand entirely smooth; carapace much longer than humerus, 



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brachiuin, or movable finger. 



a . Terga ornamented behind with six pale spots separating seven 









subcristatus, Pocock. 



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cristimanus, Pocock. 

























nitidulus, C. Koch. 





























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granular 



b\ Terga ornamented posteriorly with three pale spots separating four 



dark lines; <? with upper surface of humerus not coarsely 

 granular ; lateral surface of fourth and fifth and lower surface 

 of fourth caudal segments smooth 





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sides and lower surface of fourth and fifth caudal segments finely 



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variegatus, Pocock. 



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punctatus, Karsch. 





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