Paruroctonus boreus
Paruroctonus boreus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Vaejovidae |
Genus: | Paruroctonus |
Species: | P. boreus. |
Binomial name | |
Paruroctonus boreus Girard, 1854 | |
Paruroctonus boreus, sometimes called the "Northern Scorpion", is a species of scorpion of the family Vaejovidae that can be as far north as 50° N. It is the only scorpion found in Canada, with specimens collected in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia and more widely in Alberta.
References
External links
- SYSTEMATICS OF THE SCORPION FAMILY VAEJOVIDAE
- Johnson, D.L. 2004. The Northern Scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus
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