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Smeringurus
Sign in to saveSmeringurus 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderScorpiones
- FamilyVaejovidae
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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 == List according to The Scorpion Files: Smeringurus aridus (Soleglad, 1972) Smeringurus grandis (Williams, 1970) Smeringurus mesaensis (Stahnke, 1957) Smeringurus vachoni (Stahnke, 1961)
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