Vaejovidae
Encyclopedia
Vaejovidae is a family
of scorpion
s, comprising 17 genera, all found in Mexico
and the southwestern United States
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of scorpion
Scorpion
Scorpions are predatory arthropod animals of the order Scorpiones within the class Arachnida. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by the pair of grasping claws and the narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward curve over the back, ending with a venomous stinger...
s, comprising 17 genera, all found in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and the southwestern United States
Southwestern United States
The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
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- Franckeus Soleglad & Fet, 2005
- Gertschius Graham & Soleglad, 2007
- HoffmanniusHoffmanniusHoffmannius is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. It comprises the following species:*Hoffmannius bilineatus *Hoffmannius coahuilae *Hoffmannius confusus...
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