Pseudouroctonus peccatum, a new scorpion from the Spring Mountains near "Sin City," Nevada (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae).
A new scorpion species is described from the Spring Mountain Range near Las Vegas, Nevada. The new species appears to be geographically isolated from other closely related species of Uroctonites Williams & Savaryand Pseudouroctonus Stahnke. We tentatively place the new species in Pseudouroctonus and provide detailed descriptions and illustrations of type material. We compare the new species to 17 congeneric taxa, briefly discuss the taxonomic history of Pseudouroctonus, and provide DNA barcodes for two paratypes to assist ongoing research on the systematics of family Vaejovidae.
School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA.
Amanda E
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Tate
School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA.
Rebecca R
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Riddle
32255 Safflower St., Winchester CA 92596, USA.
Michael E
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Soleglad
School of Life Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154 USA ; Department of Biology, Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226 USA.
Matthew R
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Graham
Barcoding; COI; Pseudouroctonus; Uroctonites; hemispermatophore; taxonomy