THE SCORPIONS OF CALIFORNIA 189 



Vejovis punctipalpi Wood 



A reddish brown species, with strongly ridged claw. Specimens from 

 San Bernardino County, Death Valley, Santa Margarita Island, and San Diego 

 County. 



Vejovis boreus Girard 



This species is smaller than the last, and of more northern distribu- 

 tion, occurring in Washington, Idaho and Montana, but I have seen speci- 

 mens labelled "California." 



Vejovis spinigerus Wood 



This species is easily known by the smooth tail striped with black. Speci- 

 mens are marked "California." 



Vejovis liirsuticauda Banks n. sp. 



Reddish brown. Densely acutely granulate almost all over; granulate in 

 front of eyes ; four complete granulate keels on dorsum of last abdominal 

 segment ; the submedian keels below complete and widely separated ; cauda 

 slender, strongly keeled ; beneath, the submedian keels are strong and granu- 

 late ; the fifth segment is extremely long, one and three-fourths 

 times as long as the fourth segment, keels strong to tip; the 

 vesicle is very slender, and bears many very long hairs beneath, almost form- 

 ing a brush; the sting is only slightly curved; there are 15 pectines ; the 

 pedijialpi are rather short, the hand a little longer than broad, with strong, 

 granulate keels; fingers rather shorter than hand. Length I34 inch. From 

 San Bernardino County, California. 



Isometrus inaciilatus Linne 



This species occurs all through the tropics, and I have seen specimens 

 from Santa Barbara and Santa Catalina Islands. It is a slender species with 

 long tail, and more or less maculate with dark brown. 



Tityus tenuimauiis Banks n. sp. 



This species has been taken at Buena Vista Lake. It is yellowish brown 

 in color. The jiedipalpi are slender, the hand but weakly keeled 

 and not granulate, the fingers fully one and a half times longer than 

 hand, the eye-tul)ercle is broad, and the eyes large ; from the tubercle 

 is a row of granules each side to front margin, and on sides 

 a row, indented behind and connected to opposite row near posterior edge 

 of cephalothorax ; I he lateral ridges on first two segments are connected in 

 front, the last segment has five rows of granules, the median not reaching 

 behind, beneath the outer ridges are short ; the tail is rather stout, the fifth 

 segment with prominent serrate lower edges; no tooth below sting. Length 

 2 inches. 



