Vaejovis
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| Vaejovis carolinianus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Vaejovidae |
| Genus: | Vaejovis Koch, 1836 |
Vaejovis is a genus of scorpions found from central Mexico to mountains in the southwestern United States in Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, and one species, Vaejovis carolinianus in the Appalachian region of the southeastern U.S. Many species are among the smallest scorpions in the U.S. with adults in montane species ranging in size from less than an inch (19 mm) to as large as 2.4 inches (60 mm) for the Chihuahuan Desert species, Vaejovis intermedius. Most of the smaller species in the American Southwest are restricted to higher elevations, most commonly in pine forests, in elevations from 5,000-9,500 feet (1500-2900 m). Their venom is relatively weak and are of no medical importance, although stings from larger species can be quite painful.
Species
[edit]- Vaejovis bandido Graham, Ayrey & Bryson, 2012
- Vaejovis brysoni Ayrey & Webber, 2013[1]
- Vaejovis bigelowi Sissom, 2011
- Vaejovis carolinianus Beavois, 1855
- Vaejovis cashi Graham, 2007
- Vaejovis confusus Stahnke, 1940
- Vaejovis crumpi Ayrey & Soleglad, 2011
- Vaejovis deboerae Ayrey, 2009
- Vaejovis electrum Hughes, 2011
- Vaejovis eusthenura Wood, 1863
- Vaejovis feti Graham, 2007
- Vaejovis franckei Sissom, 1989
- Vaejovis grahami Ayrey & Soleglad, 2014
- Vaejovis grayae Ayrey, 2014
- Vaejovis granulatus Pocock, 1898
- Vaejovis halli Ayrey, 2012
- Vaejovis intermedius Banks, 1910
- Vaejovis islaserrano Barrales-Alcalá et al, 2018
- Vaejovis janssi Williams, 1980
- Vaejovis jonesi Stahnke, 1940
- Vaejovis lapidicola Stahnke, 1940
- Vaejovis mexicanus Kock, 1836
- Vaejovis montanus Graham, 2010
- Vaejovis nayarit Armas & Eliezer Martin, 2001
- Vaejovis pattersoni Williams, 1980
- Vaejovis paysonensis Soleglad, 1973
- Vaejovis punctipalpi Wood, 1863
- Vaejovis puritanus Gertsch, 1958
- Vaejovis spinigerus (Wood, 1863)
- Vaejovis subcristatus Pocock, 1898
- Vaejovis tenuipalpus Sissom, Hughes, Bryson & Prendini, 2012
- Vaejovis trinityae Ayrey, 2013
- Vaejovis vorhiesi Stahnke, 1940
- Vaejovis waeringi Williams, 1970
References
[edit]- ^ Ayrey; Webber (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. doi:10.3897/zookeys.270.4500. PMC 3668420. PMID 23730187.
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