Vaejovis confusus Stahnke 1940

Vejovis confusus Stahnke, 1940: 101; Gertsch & Allred, 1965: 4; Williams & Hadley, 1967: 112-113; Williams, 1968a: 2; Williams, 1969b: 3, 13; Williams, 1970d: 256, 261-266; Williams, 1970b: 303; Williams, 1970f: 401; Soleglad, 1973b: 359; Stahnke, 1974a: 135.
Vaejovis confusus: Johnson & Allred, 1972: 166-168; Díaz Najera, 1975: 6, 31; Anderson, 1975: 13–16, fig. 2, 4, 7, 11–12, tab. 1; Williams, 1976: 2; Allred & Gertsch, 1976: 93–96, tab. 7–10; Francke, 1979: 27-28, fig. 10-14; Williams, 1980: 55, 56-57, fig. 53P, 54J, 58, 59; Polis & McCormick, 1986: 61; Sissom, 1991a: 219-220, fig. 5-10; Kovarík, 1998: 146; Beutelspacher, 2000: 79, 146, 152, map 51; Sissom, 2000:531.
Vejovis flavus (MIS): Ewing, 1928: 13 (part); Stahnke, 1956: 27; Gertsch, 1958: 11 (part); Gertsch & Allred, 1965: 4 (part?).
Vaejovis puritanus (MIS): Polis, 1979: 343.

HOLOTYPE:  Syntypes: 3M, 3F (CAS, Type No. 15170), Coolidge, Mesa, Superior, Tucson, Wickenburg, and Casa Grande National Monument, Arizona.

Original description:
Vejovis confusus Stahnke, 1940: 101:

Subsequent Accounts
Ewing, 1928: 13 (part) (Vejovis flavus):

Stahnke, 1956: 27 (Vejovis flavus):

Gertsch, 1958: 11 (part) (Vejovis flavus):

Gertsch & Allred, 1965: 4 (Vejovis confusus):
Gertsch & Allred, 1965: 4 (part?) (Vejovis flavus):

Williams & Hadley, 1967: 112-113 (Vejovis confusus):

Williams, 1968a: 2 (Vejovis confusus):

Williams, 1969b: 3, 13 (Vejovis confusus):

Williams, 1970d: 256, 261-266 (Vejovis confusus):

Williams, 1970b: 303 (Vejovis confusus):

Williams, 1970f: 401 (Vejovis confusus):

Johnson & Allred, 1972: 166-168 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Soleglad, 1973b: 359 (Vejovis confusus):

Stahnke, 1974a: 135 (Vejovis confusus):

Díaz Najera, 1975: 6, 31 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Anderson, 1975: 13–16, fig. 2, 4, 7, 11–12, tab. 1 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Williams, 1976: 2 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Allred & Gertsch, 1976: 93–96, tab. 7–10 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Francke, 1979: 27-28, fig. 10-14 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Polis, 1979: 343 (Vejovis flavus)

Williams, 1980: 55, 56-57, fig. 53P, 54J, 58, 59 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Diagnosis. Adults to 55 mm long; base color of body pale yellow, pedipalp fingers slightly more reddish than palm, no distinctive color pattern dorsally. Metasoma with ventrolateral keels crenulate to serrate on segments I-V; ventromedian keels basically smooth on segment I, smooth to faintly crenulate on segments II and III, crenulate on segment IV; segment I as wide or wider than long, segment II as long as wide or slightly longer, segment III longer than wide, segment V 1.9-2.1 times longer than wide. Pedipalp with elongate fingers, slender palm, ratio of movable-finger length to carapace length 0.9-1.0; ratio of chela length to palm width 3.9-4.2; ratio of movable-finger length to palm width 2.5-2.8; palm keeled with rounded, sometimes indistinct, granules; supernumerary granules 6 on fixed finger, 7 on movable finger; pectine teeth 14-19 in males, 10-14 in females; telson with ventral surface of vesicle with many broad, rounded granules.
     Similar to Vaejovis waeringi but differs as follows: metasoma with ventromedian keels finely crenulate on segment III (not smooth to crenulate); ratio of fixed-finger length to palm length 1.1 or less; ratio of chela length to palm width less than 5.0 in males, less than 4.3 in females; ratio of palm width to brachium width less than 1.0; movable finger of pedipalp slightly shorter than carapace.

Polis & McCormick, 1986: 61 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Sissom, 1991a: 219-220, fig. 5-10 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Kovarík, 1998: 146 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Beutelspacher, 2000: 79, 146, 152, map 51 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Sissom, 2000:531 (Vaejovis confusus:):

Distribution: NORTH AMERICA. México (Baja California Norte, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Utah).

Published Records: Baja California Norte, Mexico: Algodones. 18-VII-I969 (Williams, Lee).

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