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PostSubject: Vaejovid in Phoenix   Vaejovid in Phoenix Empty5/3/2009, 3:31 am

This scorp was caught near Phoenix, AZ, and I'm guessing it's some kind of Vaejovis / Hoffimanus sp.

It'll be here on Monday and I can take my own pics then, but I was wondering if anyone had any ideas in the meantime. I'm not sure what size it is.

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PostSubject: Re: Vaejovid in Phoenix   Vaejovid in Phoenix Empty5/3/2009, 9:35 am

Looks like Hoffmanius spinigerus but my one has a slightly darker colouration on her tergites so it may be some other species of Hoffmanius possibly Confusus?
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PostSubject: Re: Vaejovid in Phoenix   Vaejovid in Phoenix Empty5/3/2009, 12:59 pm

Here's a list of all the Vaejovidae scorpions found in Arizona (note that a few in genus Vaejovis have been relocated to Hoffimanus).

* Paruroctonus ammonastes Haradon (T) Haradon
* Paruroctonus baergi (Williams & Hadley)
* Paruroctonus becki (Gertsch & Allred)
* Paruroctonus boreus (Girard)
* Paruroctonus borregoensis borregoensis Williams
* Paruroctonus gracilior (Hoffmann)
* Paruroctonus hirsutipes Haradon
* Paruroctonus luteolus (Gertsch & Soleglad)
* Paruroctonus stahnkei (Gertsch & Soleglad) (TE)
* Paruroctonus utahensis (Williams)
* Paruroctonus xanthus (Gertsch & Soleglad) (?)
* Pseudouroctonus apacheanus (Gertsch & Soleglad) (T)
* Serradigitus agilis Sissom & Stockwell (T)
* Serradigitus allredi Sissom & Stockwell (TE)
* Serradigitus harbisoni (Williams) (?)
* Serradigitus joshuaensis (Soleglad)
* Serradigitus subtilimanus (Soleglad)
* Serradigitus wupatkiensis (Stahnke) (T)
* Smeringurus mesaensis (Stahnke) (T)
* Smeringurus vachoni immanis+vachoni (Soleglad)
* Uroctonites huachuca (Gertsch & Soleglad) (TE)
* Vaejovis cashi Graham
* Vaejovis coahuilae Williams
* Vaejovis confusus Stahnke (T)
* Vaejovis crassimanus (Wood)
* Vaejovis hirsuticauda Banks
* Vaejovis jonesi Stahnke (T)
* Vaejovis lapidicola Stahnke (TE)
* Vaejovis mumai Sissom (TE)
* Vaejovis paysonensis Soleglad (TE)
* Vaejovis russelli Williams (T)
* Vaejovis sonorae Williams
* Vaejovis spinigerus (Wood)
* Vaejovis vorhiesi Stahnke (TE)

Where

(T) = Species type described from this state.
(E) = Endemic, or known only from this state in the USA (except occurrences in Mexico)
(I) = Introduced, established populations
(?) = Species might occur here, but not yet recorded or published (unpublished records known to me may exist).

List courtesy of Kari McWest.
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PostSubject: Re: Vaejovid in Phoenix   Vaejovid in Phoenix Empty5/4/2009, 4:40 pm

Just arrived today . . . it's definitely spinigerus. The distinct spines and stripes on the metasoma are identical to others I've seen. It's a male and possibly in premolt.

I hope my female hurries up and has her babies. Very Happy
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