Vaejovis islaserrano

Vaejovis islaserrano

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Neoscorpionina 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Scorpiones
Subordo: Neoscorpionina

Familia: Vaejovidae
Subfamilia: Vaejovinae
Genus: Vaejovis
Species: Vaejovis islaserrano

Name

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Vaejovis islaserrano Barrales-Alcalá et al., 2018

ZooBank: 998D60A1-C6C2-4D2F-81BF-361B33CD3221
Holotype: CNAN-T01207, 1 ♂.
Type locality: MEXICO: Sonora, Municipio Cananea, vicinity of Observatorio Astrofísico Guillermo Haro, Sierra La Mariquita (31.05444°N, 110.38244°W, 2422 m elev) 03-VIII-2013. Cols: T. R. Van Devender, J. D. Palting, and G. Molina.
Paratypes:
CNAN-T-01208, 4 males and 5 females, same data as the holotype.
AMNH, 2 males and 2 females, MEXICO: Sonora, Cananea, Sierra La Elenita. Near “El 15” (31.00252°N, 110.38944°W, 1911 m) 30-IV-2016. Cols: D. Barrales, J. Cirett, I. Ochoa. Pine-Oak forest.
Etymology: from the Spanish “isla” (island) and “sierra” (adjective “serrano”, mountain range), refering to the distribution of the species in the highlands of the Sonoran desert.

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