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Vaejovidae
Sign in to saveVaejovidae 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
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderScorpiones
- FamilyVaejovidae
Vaejovidae (лат.) — семейство скорпионов из надсемейства Chactoidea. 17 родов и более 170 видов. Встречаются в Северной Америке (Мексика и юго-запад Канады и США): Franckeus Soleglad & Fet, 2005 Gertschius Graham & Soleglad, 2007 Hoffmannius Soleglad & Fet, 2008 Kochius Soleglad & Fet, 2008 Kuarapu Francke & Ponce-Saavedra, 2010 Paravaejovis Williams, 1980 Paruroctonus Werner, 1934 Pseudouroctonus Stahnke, 1974 Serradigitus Stahnke, 1974 Smeringurus Haradon, 1983 Stahnkeus Soleglad & Fet, 2006 Syntropis Kraepelin, 1900 Thorellius Soleglad & Fet, 2008 Uroctonites Williams & Savary, 1991 Vejovoidus Stahnke, 1974 Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 Wernerius Soleglad & Fet, 2008
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- 69
- Family
- Vaejovidae
- Collections
- MCZ, UNM, MNA, LACM
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Panama, Peru
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