A new species of scorpion of the genus Centruroides (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from the state of Michoacán, Mexico

Authors

  • Ana F. Quijano-Ravell Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Javier Ponce-Saavedra Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.01.022

Keywords:

Buthidae, Morphology, Morphometric methods, Taxonomy

Abstract

Centruroides ruana sp. nov. is described from Felipe Carrillo Puerto, from the Buenavista Municipality in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. The new species was compared with C. balsasensis Ponce-Saavedra & Francke, 2004, C. infamatus Koch, 1844, and C. limpidus (Karsch, 1879), which are both morphologically its closest relatives and geographically proximate. The description includes the male holotype, with 7 male and 8 female paratypes. A supplementary morphometric analysis is also presented allowing to distinguish the 4 species.

Author Biographies

Ana F. Quijano-Ravell, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Estudiante del Programa Institucional de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas. Opción en Conservación y Manejo de Recursos Naturales. Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Edificio R, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia, Michoacán, México

Javier Ponce-Saavedra, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Profesor Investigador Titular B

Facultad de Biología

Laboratorio de Entomología "Biol. Sócrates Cisneros Paz"

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Published

2016-03-28

Issue

Vol. 87 No. 1 (2016): Marzo, 2016

Section

TAXONOMÍA Y SISTEMÁTICA