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

By

Barrales-Alcala, Diego Alejandro
Contreras-Felix, Gerardo
Francke, Oscar F.
Van Devender, Thomas R.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

760

Pages

37-53

Subjects

diversity , pine-oak forests , Scorpions , Speciation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.760.22714

 

Abstract

Vaejovisislaserranosp. n.is described from the Sierras Elenita and La Mariquita, Municipio de Cananea, Sonora, Mexico. This species belongs to the “vorhiesi” group of the genusVaejovisand 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.