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 | Vaejovis spinigerus (Wood 1863) Buthus spinigerus Wood, 1863a: 110; Wood, 1863b: 370.
Vejovis spinigerus: Kraepelin, 1894: 203 (part); Kraepelin, 1899: 185, 187 (part); Banks, 1900a: 425; Banks, 1901b: 588; Banks, 1910: 187; Pavlovsky, 1924: 80; Pavlovsky, 1925: 151; Ewing, 1928: 13; Hoffmann, 1931: 349-353; Gertsch, 1958: 7; Bücherl, 1964: 61; Williams, 1968a: 16; Williams, 1969b: 3-18; Williams, 1970b: 326; Bücherl, 1971: 329.
Vejovis spiniger (ISS): Marx, 1890: 91.
? Vaejovis subcristatus (MIS): Borelli, 1909: 225.
Vaejovis spinigerus: Borelli, 1915: 7; Werner, 1934: 282; Stahnke, 1974a: 135; Vachon, 1974: fig. 138, 163-165 (spinigenus; erratum); Williams, 1976: 2; Williams, 1980: 55, 69-70, fig. 55D, 66, 72; Cokendolpher & Peek, 1991: 98; Sissom, 1991a: 216-219, fig. 1-4; Yahia & Sissom, 1996: 86; Sissom, 1997: 13; Kovarík, 1998: 148; Sissom & Jackman, 1998: 151; Beutelspacher, 2000: 110, 137, 141, 146, map 91; Sissom, 2000:535-536; Hendrixson 2001: 49; Soleglad & Fet, 2003a: 9, 150, figs. 5, 69, B-1, Tab. 2; Soleglad & Fet, 2005: 5.
Vejovis spinigerus spinigerus: Hoffmann, 1931: 349-351.
Vaejovis spinigerus spinigerus: Díaz Najera, 1975: 7, 10.
Vaejovis spinigerus sonorensis: Díaz Najera, 1975: 7, 31; Vázquez & Zaragoza, 1979: 583; Beutelspacher, 2000: 110, 146, 154, map 91.
Vaejovis gravicaudus (MIS): Williams, 1980: 63 (Isla Tiburon record only). HOLOTYPE:
Buthus spinigerus Wood Lectotype (designated by Cokendolpher & Peek, 1991: 98): M (USNM; S-9, Jar 3), “Texas”, USA.
Vejovis spinigerus sonorensis Hoffmann Holotype: F (AMNH), Bacerac, Sonora, México. Original description:
Buthus spinigerus Wood, 1863a: 110. Subsequent Accounts:
Williams 1980: DIAGNOSlS. - Adults to 68 mm long. Base color of body light brownish yellow, mesosomal dorsum with underlying dusky pigmentation forming one pair more or less distinct longitudinal stripes: metasoma with position of ventromedian and ventrolateral keels outlined as thin black stripes. Metasoma stout, segments I and II wider than long, width of segment III approximating length or slightly wider. segment IV longer than wide, segment V 1.7-1.9 times longer than wide, mature individuals with segment V wider than segments I-III: ventrolateral keels smooth and reduced, ventromedian keels obsolete, dorsal keels distinctly raised compared to dorsolateral keels. Pedipalp with moderate fingers and moderate palm: ratio of movable-finger length to carapace length 0.8-0.9; ratio of chela length to palm width 3.2-3.7; ratio of movable finger length to palm width 2.0-2 .3: supernumerary denticles 6 on fixed finger, 7 on movable finger; primary-row denticles subdivided into 6 subrows on fixed finger, 7 subrows on movable finger; palm smooth, keels absent to obsolete, palm surface smooth and lustrous. Pectine teeth 22-27 in males, 16-22 in females.
Similar to Vaejovis gravicaudus but differs as follows: pedipalp movable finger with principal row denticles subdivided into 7 subrows by 6 slightly enlarged denticles; pedipalp movable finger with seventh (most proximal supernumerary denticle) closely paired with adjacent enlarged denticle in primary row. Distribution: NORTH AMERICA. México (Baja California Norte - Colorado Desert region around Algodones and Rio Hardy Fish Camp, Sonora), USA (Arizona, California, New México, ?Texas). Published Records:
Buthus spinigerus Wood Paralectotypes: 1M, 1F (USNM; S-9, Jar 3), 2 M (USNM; S-10, Jar 3), "Texas".
Vejovis spinigerus sonorensis Hoffmann Paratypes: 1M, 4F, 1 juv F (AMNH), 1M, 1F (IBUNM 052), same locality as holotype.
Vejovis spinigerus Wood: Baja California Norte, Mexico: Algodones, 18-VII-1969 (Williams, Lee); 3.2 km S Algodones, 18-VII-1969 (Williams, Lee); Rio Hardy Fish Camp. 19-VII-1969 (Williams, Lee); 6.4 km N Rio Hardy Fish Camp. 19-VII-1969 (Williams. Lee). Notes: Sissom (2006): Aside from the type series, no published record exists that places Vaejovis spinigerus in Texas. |
