''Paruroctonus'' is a genus of scorpions in the family
Vaejovidae
Vaejovidae is a family of scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the order Scorpiones. They have eight legs, and are easily recognized by a pair of grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic for ...
. There are about 10 described species in ''Paruroctonus''.
Species
* ''
Paruroctonus becki''
(Gertsch & Allred, 1965)
* ''
Paruroctonus boreus
''Paruroctonus boreus'', commonly known as the ''northern scorpion'', is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. Ranging from Arizona to Canada.
Distribution
Can be as far north as 52° N. Several anecdotal reports show them found ne ...
'' (northern scorpion)
* ''
Paruroctonus conclusus''
(Jain & Forbes, 2022)
* ''
Paruroctonus gracilior''
(Hoffmann, 1931) (Chihuahuan slender-tailed scorpion)
* ''
Paruroctonus luteolus'' (golden dwarf sand scorpion)
* ''
Paruroctonus pecos''
(Sissom & Francke, 1981)
* ''
Paruroctonus silvestrii'' (California common scorpion)
* ''
Paruroctonus soda''
(Jain & Forbes, 2022)
* ''
Paruroctonus utahensis''
(Williams, 1968) (eastern sand scorpion)
* ''
Paruroctonus variabilis''
Hjelle, 1982
References
* Ayrey R, Webber M (2013). "A new Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836, the second known vorhiesi group species from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)". ''ZooKeys'' 270: 21-35.
Vaejovidae
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