Vaejovidae

Vaejovidae is a family of scorpions, currently comprising 25 genera and over 230 species, found in North America. The species of the family are found from western Guatemala, throughout Mexico, and in the United States, mostly west of the 100° meridian and one species in the Appalachian Mountains. Small, montane species of the genus Vaejovis have been found in pine and spruce forests at elevations over 9,500 feet (2900 m) in New Mexico and Arizona. The northern scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus, is found from northern Arizona to the southern plains of Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia in

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. As of the end of 2024, there is a total of 75 species with 21 of those occurring in the U.S., with several waiting to be described. Most of th

species of arachnid

Wernerius is a genus of scorpions.

thumb | right | Kovarikia savaryi Kovarikia, is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae. All described species are restricted to humid rocky microhabitats of southern California. Three species have been identified.

Pseudouroctonus is a genus of scorpions found in the drylands and mountains of western North America. This genus was first named by H. L. Stahnke in 1974. Several species were added by S. A. Stockwell in 1992.

Paruroctonus is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 30 described species in Paruroctonus.

Uroctonus is a genus of forest scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are at least four described species in Uroctonus.

species of arachnid

Smeringurus is a small genus of scorpions native to Mexico and the southwestern United States within the family Vaejovidae. It is closely related to the genus Paruroctonus, of which it was formerly considered a subgenus.

species of scorpion

species of scorpion

Maaykuyak is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae, found in Mexico and the United States (Texas).

Serradigitus is a genus of sawfinger scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are more than 20 described species in Serradigitus.

species of arachnid

species of arachnid

Paravaejovis is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 11 described species in the genus Paravaejovis.