Paruroctonus Explained

Paruroctonus is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 10 described species in Paruroctonus.^[1]

Species

• Paruroctonus becki (Gertsch & Allred, 1965)
• Paruroctonus boreus (northern scorpion)
• Paruroctonus conclusus Jain, Forbes & Esposito, 2022
• Paruroctonus gracilior (Hoffmann, 1931) (Chihuahuan slender-tailed scorpion)
• Paruroctonus luteolus (golden dwarf sand scorpion)
• Paruroctonus pecos (Sissom & Francke, 1981)
• Paruroctonus silvestrii (California common scorpion)
• Paruroctonus soda Jain, Forbes & Esposito, 2022
• Paruroctonus tulare Jain et al., 2023
• Paruroctonus utahensis (Williams, 1968) (eastern sand scorpion)
• Paruroctonus variabilis Hjelle, 1982

References

• Ayrey R, Webber M (2013). "A new Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836, the second known vorhiesi group species from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)". ZooKeys 270: 21–35.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paruroctonus Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-03.