Vaejovidae

Vaejovidae
Vaejovis spinigerus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Vaejovidae
Thorell, 1876

Vaejovidae is a family of scorpions,[1] comprising 17 genera,[2] all found in Mexico and the southwestern United States:[3]

  • 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

See also

References

  1. Oscar F. Francke (1976). "Two emendations to Stahnke's (1974) Vaejovidae revision (Scorpionida, Vaejovidae)". Journal of Arachnology 4 (2): 125–135. JSTOR 3705084.
  2. Jan Ove Rein. "Vaejovidae Thorell, 1876". The Scorpion Files. Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  3. W. R. Lourenço (2001). "The scorpion families and their geographical distribution". Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins 7 (1): 3–23. doi:10.1590/S0104-79302001000100002.
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