A new Vaejovis from Arizona mountains, USA

Vaejovis brysoni Ayrey & Webber, 2013 (Photo: Richard Ayrey)

 Richard Ayrey and Michael Webber have described another new species of Vaejovis C. L. Koch, 1836 (Vaejovidae) from the Santa Catalina Mountains in Arizona, USA.

Vaejovis brysoni Ayrey & Webber, 2013

Abstract:
A new species of the vorhiesi group of Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836, Vaejovis brysoni sp. n., is described from the Santa Catalina Mountains in southern Arizona. Vaejovis deboerae Ayrey also inhabits this mountain range, making this the first documented case of two vorhiesi group species distributed on the same mountain. When compared to all other vorhiesi group species, Vaejovis brysoni sp. n. is distinct based on several combinations of morphological characters and morphometric ratios.

References:
Ayrey RF, Webber MM. A new Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836, the second known vorhiesi group species from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae). ZooKeys. 2013 (270):21-35. [Free full text]

Thanks to Richard Ayrey for informing me about the paper and for sharing a picture of the new species with The Scorpion Files!

Family Vaejovidae