Description of a new species of Vaejovis from Michoacán, Mexico (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)

Authors

  • Gerardo A. Contreras-Félix
  • Oscar F. Francke

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.37437

Keywords:

Vaejovis coalcoman, ”mexicanus” group, biodiversity, endemicity.

Abstract

Vaejovis coalcoman sp. n. from Sierra de Coalcomán, in the northwestern part of the state of Michoacán,Mexico, is described. It belongs to the “mexicanus” group and it is compared with related species from the states ofJalisco and Guanajuato. A map with the known distribution of the related taxa is provided.

Author Biographies

Gerardo A. Contreras-Félix

Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

Oscar F. Francke

Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

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Published

2015-01-12

How to Cite

Contreras-Félix, G. A., & Francke, O. F. (2015). Description of a new species of Vaejovis from Michoacán, Mexico (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 85(1). https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.37437

Issue

Vol. 85 No. 1 (2014): MARZO

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA