Jessica S. Azzinnari and co-workers have described a new species of Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836 (Vaejovidae) from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Durango, Mexico.
Vaejovis baggins Azzinnari, Bryson, Graham, Solis-Rojas & Sissom, 2021
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Abstract:
A new montane species of Vaejovis C.L. Koch (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) is described from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Durango, Mexico. Vaejovis baggins Azzinnari, Bryson, Graham, Solís-Rojas, and Sissom, new species, is similar to mexicanus group species in the mountain range, including V. montanus Graham and Bryson, V. sierrae Sissom, Graham, Donaldson, and Bryson, and V. mcwesti Sissom, Graham, Donaldson, and Bryson, but differs from these species based on aspects of body size, pedipalp carination, chelae granulation, morphometrics, and setal patterns on the metasoma. A molecular clock estimate indicates that the new species shared a common ancestor with V. mcwesti during the late Miocene or Pliocene.
Reference:
Azzinnari JS, Bryson Jr RW, Graham MR, Solís-Rojas C, Sissom WD. A new Vaejovis C. L. Koch from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Durango, Mexico (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Insecta Mundi. 2021(0852):1–12. [Open Access]
Thanks to Matt Simon for informing me about this paper!
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