A new species of alkali-sink Paruroctonus Werner, 1934 (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae) from California's San Joaquin Valley.

ABSTRACT: Herein a new species of Paruroctonus Werner, 1934 is described from alkali-sink habitats in the San Joaquin Desert of central California, Paruroctonustularesp. nov. It can be differentiated from other Paruroctonus by a combination of morphological features including scalloped pedipalp fingers in males, specific setal counts and morphometric ratios, and specific patterns of fuscous pigmentation. It also inhabits a unique distribution allopatric with all other Paruroctonus species except P.variabilis Hjelle, 1982. Photographs of a large series of live P.tularesp. nov. from across their range and detailed images of several morphological features are provided, their distribution is modeled, a haplotype network is presented, and details ab

SUBMITTER: Jain P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10701917 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature