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Pseudouroctonus reddelli (Gertsch & Soleglad 1972)
type(s): Vejovis reddelli Gertsch & Soleglad 1972 - Female holotype from Pablo's Cave, Uvalde County, Texas, April 5, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), found in first room of cave in darkness about 50 feet from entrance, deposited in the American Museum of Natural History.
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subsequent accounts: Sissom and Hendrickson 2005:39,40 Key to the Vaejovid Scorpion Species of Northeastern México - Dorsolateral carinae of metasoma (at least on segments I–III) with an enlarged terminal denticle; legs I–III with irregular setation (except in V. globosus, which has setal combs, – but has the enlarged terminal denticle on the metasoma); Trichobothria ib and it situated at base of chela fixed finger; Pectinal tooth counts greater than 14 in males, greater than 11 in females; pedipalp chela with ventral face rounded, with or without ventromedian carina; chela movable finger length/ chela palm width ratio greater than 1.8; adults variable in size and color; Cheliceral fixed finger with a carina bearing denticles along the ventral margin; Pectinal tooth counts less than 20 in both sexes; cheliceral movable finger with distinct denticles along ventral margin; adults dark reddish brown in color ................ Pseudouroctonus reddelli distribution: NORTH AMERICA. USA (Texas). Per Gertsch and Soleglad (1972) , Reddell (1965, p. 167) listed 22 caves in 10 counties where specimens have been taken and classified the species as a "common troglophile in caves throughout the state." Specimens from Texas caves previously referred to Vejovis mexicanus and crassimanus probably are this species. The species also occurs outside of cave habitats as shown by some of the following records. Published Records: Texas: Bandera County: Fog Fissure, 5 mi. N Vanderpool, October 30, 1963 (D. McKenzie), female. Bexar County: 1 mi. N Helotes, July 2, 1959 (J. F. Lawrence), male; Government Canyon Bat Cave, 5 mi. SW Helotes, August 11, 1965 (J. Reddell, J. Fish), male; Madla's Ranch Cave, 3 mi. N Helotes, July 6, 1959 (J. F. Lawrence, J. Reid), male; Adam Wilson's Cave, 4 mi. N Helotes, October 4, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), juvenile. Burnet County: Pie Cave, X mi. N Longhorn Caverns, July 24, 1963 (W. Russell), immature. Comal County: New Braunfels, May 28, 1918, female; Brehmer Cave, New Braunfels, September 11, 1940 (W. Jellison, G. Kohls), six males, six females. Edwards County: Deep Cave, W mi. E Punkin Cave, September 4, 1965 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), male, two females from walls of upper room; September 4, 1965 (D. Dickey), two immatures; Jacoby Cave, about 10 mi. W Telegraph, just south of Kimble County line, September 22, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), young female. Hays County: Ezell's Cave, San Marcos, September 7, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie, R. Ballinger), male; Donaldson Cave, August 15, 1965 (B. Frank, B. Banfer), male. Kendall County: Near Century Caverns, 11 mi. NE Boerne, March 20, 1964 (W. Russell), female from under rock near cave entrance. Kerr County: Between Hunt and Leakey, December 30, 1956 (W. McAlister, K. Baker), young female; 6 mi. NW Hunt, December 29, 1956 (W. McAlister, K. Baker), female. Kimble County: Fleming Bat Cave, 2 mi. N Telegraph, September 3, 1967 (J. Goodbar), female, with 21 young. Real County: Orell Crevice Cave, 100 yards W Orell Bat Cave, August 18, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), immature on wall; Skeleton Cave, 5 mi. N Leakey, August 18, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), male, young female from under rocks in entrance room. Travis County: Beckett's Cave, 1 mi. S Oak Hill, December 5, 1965 (W. Russell), female; Cotterrell Cave, 7 mi. N Austin, March 10, 1967 (E. E. Remington), two males; Bee Creek Cave, west of Tom Miller Dam in Austin, October 2, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), young female; Ken Harrell Cave, 10 mi. N Austin, March 27, 1963 (W. Russell), three immatures; Broken Straw Cave, Austin, March 10, 1967 (E. E. Remington), male; Bandit Cave, Austin, March 8, 1968 (J. Reddell, J. Fish), male; Goat Cave, 8 mi. SW Austin, March, 1968 (J. Reddell, J. Fish); Kretschmarr Cave, 15 mi. NW Austin, March 2, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), one immature from second room, 30 ft. from entrance; Cave X, 6 mi. S Austin (J. Reddell), young male, March 8, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), female; Tooth Cave, 15 mi. NW Austin, October, 1963 (W. Russell), female, February 25, 1963 (D. McKenzie, W. Russell), male, August 5, 1963 (J. Reddell), immature from under rocks; 2 mi. W Austin, April 2, 1958 (W. McAlister), female; Bull Creek, 8 mi. NW Austin, August 22, 1968 (B. Vogel). Zilker Park, Austin, April 1, 1956 (W. McAlister, J. Boyd), male. Uvalde County: North Well Cave, April 5, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), two young males from anteroom and main cave room; McNair Cave, October 26, 1965 (J. Reddell, J. Fish, J. Calvert), female; Tampke Ranch Cave, February 11, 1966 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie), male. Val Verde County: 6 mi. N Del Rio, April 10, 1968 (J. Reddell), two immatures. Williamson County: Williams Cave, 2 mi. NW Georgetown, August 24, 1968 (J. Reddell, W. Russell), immature; Steam Cave, 2 mi. S Georgetown, July 7, 1963 (J. Reddell, W. Russell), male from wall in darkness; Cave 31, October, 1964, male; Inner Space Caverns, 2 mi. S Georgetown, December 22, 1968 (W. Elliott), male; Core Hole Cave, 1 mi. S Georgetown, November 3, 1963 (J. Reddell, D. McKenzie, J. Porter), two males; Steam Cave, 2 mi. S Georgetown, January 6, 1963 (J. Reddell, T. Phillips), three immatures. notes: Gertsch and Soleglad (1972) named this species "for Mr. James Reddell, student of caves and cave faunas, who has done extensive exploration of Texas and Mexican caves.". |
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