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Key to identification of females of the species in the “
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB51952FF163A24FA3CF9DD" box="[151,1435,1585,1606]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">1 Pedipalp patella more than three times longer than wide....................................................... 2</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB51952FF163A5BFA3CF9F8" box="[151,1435,1614,1635]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">1 Pedipalp patella less than three times longer than wide........................................................ 3</keyLead>
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2(1) Large sized scorpions, over
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. long; telotarsal ventral distal spinule count more than 4 on each leg; pectinal tooth counts usually 20 or more..............................................................................
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2 Medium to small sized scorpions, less than
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. long; telotarsal ventral distal spinule count less than 4 on each leg; pectinal tooth counts less than 20.........................................................................
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB51952FF163AEBFA3CF888" box="[151,1435,1790,1811]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">3 Pedipalp femur less than three times longer than wide........................................................ 9</keyLead>
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4(3) Median eyes located on a conspicuously elevated tubercle; base of the pedipalp chela fixed finger retrolateral face granular (Fig: 10-a)...................................................................................
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB51952FF163B43FA3CF812" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">4 Median eyes located almost at level of carapace surface; base of the pedipalp chela fixed finger retrolateral face smooth (Fig: 10-b).............................................................................................. 5</keyLead>
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5(4) Vesicle dorsally with pale area resembling a caudal gland (Fig: 10-c); pedipalp chela ventroexternal carina moderately strong, feebly granular..............................................................................
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB51952FF163BD9FA3BF87A" box="[151,1436,1996,2017]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">5 Vesicle dorsally without pale area (Fig: 10-d); pedipalp chela ventroexternal carina absent, or if present smooth......... 6</keyLead>
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163C82FA3CFF37" box="[151,1435,151,172]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">6(5) Anterior margin of the carapace straight; telotarsal ventral distal spinule count 3 or more (usually 4)................... 7</keyLead>
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6 Anterior margin of the carapace concave; telotarsal ventral distal spinule count 3 or less (usually 2)............
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163CC7FA3CFE9F" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">7(6) Pedipalp chela twice longer than wide; pectinal tooth count less than 15; metasomal segments IV-V with less than 5 setae on ventral carina........................................................................................ 8</keyLead>
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7 Pedipalp chela less than twice as long as wide; pectinal tooth count 15 or more (1517); metasomal segments IV-V with more than 5 setae on ventral carinae..................................................................
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8(7) Pedipalp chela manus longer than the fixed finger (CM L/FF: 1.1); chela with dorsal marginal and dorsal internal carinae strong, granular.................................................................................
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8 Pedipalp chela manus shorter than the fixed finger (CM L/FF: 0.9); chela with dorsal marginal and dorsal internal carinae weak, feebly granular.........................................................................
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9(3) Vesicle ventrodistally with an aggregation of granules resembling a subaculear tubercle (Fig: 10-e)..........
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163DCFFA3BFE74" box="[151,1436,474,495]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">9 Vesicle smooth ventrodistally, without an aggregation of granules (Fig: 10-f).................................... 10</keyLead>
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11(10) Pedipalp chela with all carinae strong, densely granular (Fig: 10-g)..................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FA8A3E27FA3BFDDC" ID-CoL="7F8PP" authorityName="A &amp; Oscar" authorityYear="2019" box="[1291,1436,561,583]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="santibagnezi">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FA8A3E27FA3BFDDC" box="[1291,1436,561,583]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. santibagnezi</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163E5AFA3CFDFF" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,591,612]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163E5AFA3CFDFF" box="[151,1435,591,612]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">11 Pedipalp with all carinae smooth or only 1 or 2 feebly granular (Fig: 10-h)....................................... 12</keyLead>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163E78FA3CFD04" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163E78FA3CFD19" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,621,642]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163E78FA3CFD19" box="[151,1435,621,642]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">12(11) Fixed finger longer than the chela manus.................................................................. 13</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163E9FFA3CFD04" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,650,671]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163E9FFA3CFD04" box="[151,1435,650,671]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">12 Fixed finger shorter than the chela manus................................................................ 14</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163EB2FA32FD26" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1429,679,701]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163EB2FA32FD26" box="[151,1429,679,701]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
13(12) Anterior margin of the carapace with a weak median notch, pectinal tooth count 14 to 18....................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAB13EBDFA32FD26" ID-CoL="7F929" authorityName="Sissom" authorityYear="1990" box="[1328,1429,680,701]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sprousei">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAB13EBDFA32FD26" box="[1328,1429,680,701]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V sprousei</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163ED0FA3BFD41" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,709,730]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163ED0FA3BFD41" box="[151,1436,709,730]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">13 Anterior margin of the carapace concave, but without a median notch, pectinal tooth counts less than 14.............. 14</keyLead>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163EF7FA3CFC8F" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163EF7FA33FD6C" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1428,738,759]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163EF7FA33FD6C" box="[151,1428,738,759]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
14(13) Lateral carinae of sternite VII strong and granulose................................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAA13EF7FA33FD6C" ID-CoL="7F927" authorityName="Graham &amp; Bryson" authorityYear="2010" box="[1312,1428,738,759]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="montanus">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAA13EF7FA33FD6C" box="[1312,1428,738,759]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. montanus</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163EEAFA3CFC8F" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,767,788]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163EEAFA3CFC8F" box="[151,1435,767,788]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">14 Lateral carinae of sternite VII weak and slightly granular..................................................... 15</keyLead>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163F08FA3CFCD4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163F08FA3BFCA9" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,797,818]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163F08FA3BFCA9" box="[151,1436,797,818]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
15(14) Weak basal tubercle on the prolateral face of the patella................................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAC13F08FA3BFCA9" ID-CoL="7F8PY" box="[1344,1436,797,818]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="sierrae">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAC13F08FA3BFCA9" box="[1344,1436,797,818]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. sierrae</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163F2FFA3CFCD4" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,826,847]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163F2FFA3CFCD4" box="[151,1435,826,847]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
15 Strong basal tubercle on the prolateral face of the patella..............................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAB63F2FFA3CFCD4" ID-CoL="7F8PG" box="[1335,1435,826,847]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="mcwesti">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAB63F2FFA3CFCD4" box="[1335,1435,826,847]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. mcwesti</emphasis>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163F42FA3CFC3C" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163F42FA3BFC11" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163F42FA3BFC11" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
16(12) Pedipalp chela manus with dorsal secondary, dorsal marginal and dorsal internal carinae moderately strong, granular....................................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FABB3F60FA3BFC11" ID-CoL="7F926" authorityName="Miranda-Lopez, Ponce-Saavedra and Francke" authorityYear="2012" box="[1338,1436,884,906]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="morelia">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FABB3F60FA3BFC11" box="[1338,1436,884,906]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. morelia</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163F87FA3CFC3C" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,913,935]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163F87FA3CFC3C" box="[151,1435,913,935]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
16 Pedipalp chela manus lacks carinae, or at most dorsal internal carina weak and feebly granular..............
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FA9E3F87FA3CFC3C" ID-CoL="7F8PJ" authorityName=", Sissom" authorityYear="1989" box="[1311,1435,913,935]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="maculosus">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FA9E3F87FA3CFC3C" box="[1311,1435,913,935]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. maculosus</emphasis>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163FBAFA3CFC79" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163FBAFA3CFC5F" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,943,964]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163FBAFA3CFC5F" box="[151,1435,943,964]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">17(10) Anterior margin of carapace distinctly concave (Fig: 11-a).................................................... 18</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163FD8FA3CFC79" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,973,994]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163FD8FA3CFC79" box="[151,1435,973,994]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">17 Anterior margin of carapace straight to slightly concave (Fig: 11-b)............................................ 20</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163FFFFA3BFB87" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163FFFFA3BFC64" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1001,1023]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163FFFFA3BFC64" box="[151,1436,1001,1023]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
18(17) Pedipalp chela internomedian and ventrointernal carinae weak to feebly granular, present basally only.........
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAAA3FFFFA3BFC64" ID-CoL="7F8MR" authorityName="A &amp; Oscar" authorityYear="2019" box="[1323,1436,1001,1023]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ceboruco">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAAA3FFFFA3BFC64" box="[1323,1436,1001,1023]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. ceboruco</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163812FA3BFB87" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1031,1052]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163812FA3BFB87" box="[151,1436,1031,1052]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">18 Pedipalp chela internomedian and ventrointernal carinae strong, granular, present entire length of manus.............. 19</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163830FA3BFBCC" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163830FA3BFBA1" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1060,1082]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163830FA3BFBA1" box="[151,1436,1060,1082]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
19(18) Intercarinal spaces on metasomal segments IV and V smooth, with few scattered granules (Fig: 11-c)........
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FA9A3830FA3BFBA1" ID-CoL="7F8N2" authorityName="Contreras-Felix &amp; Francke" authorityYear="2014" box="[1307,1436,1060,1082]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="coalcoman">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FA9A3830FA3BFBA1" box="[1307,1436,1060,1082]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. coalcoman</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</keyLead>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163857FA3BFBCC" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1089,1111]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163857FA3BFBCC" box="[151,1436,1089,1111]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
19 Intercarinal spaces on metasomal segments IV and V densely granulose (Fig: 11-d).......................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAA53857FA3BFBCC" ID-CoL="7F8Q6" authorityName="Sissom" authorityYear="1989" box="[1316,1436,1089,1111]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="monticola">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAA53857FA3BFBCC" box="[1316,1436,1089,1111]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. monticola</emphasis>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF16384AFA3BFB09" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF16384AFA3CFBEF" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1119,1140]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF16384AFA3CFBEF" box="[151,1435,1119,1140]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">20(17) Telotarsal ventral distal spinule count of 2 on all legs........................................................ 21</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163868FA3BFB09" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1149,1170]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163868FA3BFB09" box="[151,1436,1149,1170]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">20 Telotarsal ventral distal spinule count 3 or more on at least one pair of legs...................................... 24</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF16388FFA3CFB57" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF16388FFA3CFB34" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1178,1199]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF16388FFA3CFB34" box="[151,1435,1178,1199]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">21(20) Pedipalp chela manus thin, at least twice longer than wide................................................... 22</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF1638A2FA3CFB57" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1207,1228]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF1638A2FA3CFB57" box="[151,1435,1207,1228]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">21 Pedipalp chela manus slightly swollen, never twice as long as wide............................................ 23</keyLead>
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</keyStep>
<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF1638C0FA3CFABE" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF1638C0FA3BFA9C" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF1638C0FA3BFA9C" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
22(21) Mesosomal sternite VII commonly with 12 setae (rarely up to 16); vesicle conspicuously rounded (L/W&gt; 1.5)..................................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FB7038E7FA3BFA9C" ID-CoL="7F925" authorityName="Hendrixson &amp; Sissom" authorityYear="2001" box="[1265,1436,1265,1287]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="nigrofemoratus">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FB7038E7FA3BFA9C" box="[1265,1436,1265,1287]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. nigrofemoratus</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF16391AFA3CFABE" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1295,1317]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF16391AFA3CFABE" box="[151,1435,1295,1317]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
22 Mesosomal sternite VII commonly with 10 setae; vesicle conspicuously thin (L/W &lt;1.7)....................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAAF3905FA3CFABE" ID-CoL="7F92F" authorityName="Zarate-Galvez &amp; Francke" authorityYear="2009" box="[1326,1435,1296,1317]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="trespicos">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAAF3905FA3CFABE" box="[1326,1435,1296,1317]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. trespicos</emphasis>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163938FA3BFAC4" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163938FA3CFAD9" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1324,1346]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163938FA3CFAD9" box="[151,1435,1324,1346]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
23(21) Pedipalp chela external secondary carinae present; body with dark base coloration...........................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FABB3938FA3CFAD9" ID-CoL="7F928" authorityName="A &amp; Oscar" authorityYear="2019" box="[1338,1435,1324,1346]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="tapalpa">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FABB3938FA3CFAD9" box="[1338,1435,1324,1346]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. tapalpa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF16395FFA3BFAC4" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1353,1375]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF16395FFA3BFAC4" box="[151,1436,1353,1375]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
23 Pedipalp chela external secondary carina absent; body with base coloration yellowish..........................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAD3395FFA3BFAC4" ID-CoL="7F8Q8" authorityName="A &amp; Oscar" authorityYear="2019" box="[1362,1436,1353,1375]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="talpa">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAD3395FFA3BFAC4" box="[1362,1436,1353,1375]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. talpa</emphasis>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF163972FA3CFA01" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163972FA3CFAE7" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1383,1404]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163972FA3CFAE7" box="[151,1435,1383,1404]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">24(20) Pedipalp chela manus more than twice longer than wide...................................................... 25</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163990FA3CFA01" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1435,1413,1434]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163990FA3CFA01" box="[151,1435,1413,1434]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">24 Pedipalp chela manus twice or less longer than wide......................................................... 27</keyLead>
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<keyStep id="317A2E4DFFB61951FF1639B7FA3CF994" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF1639B7FA3BFA4E" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF1639B7FA3BFA4E" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
25(23) Metasomal segment V swollen (L/
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); vesicle rounded (L/
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), dorsoventrally flattened; pedipalp chela carinae well differentiated by underlying dark coloration...........................................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAB439D5FA3BFA4E" ID-CoL="7F8N7" authorityName="Sissom" authorityYear="1989" box="[1333,1436,1471,1493]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="franckei">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAB439D5FA3BFA4E" box="[1333,1436,1471,1493]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. franckei</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF1639C8FA3CF994" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF1639C8FA3CF994" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">25 Metasomal segment V thin (L/W ḵ 1.6); vesicle thin (L/W ḵ 1.5); pedipalp chela carinae not differentiated or if present, inconspicuous and without underlying dark coloration........................................................... 26</keyLead>
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26(25) Mesosomal sternite VII with more than 12 setae (usually 16); pedipalp chela with dorsal marginal carina feebly granular; pectinal tooth counts 1415.........................................................................
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<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FABE3A20FA3CF9D1" box="[1343,1435,1589,1610]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. setosus</emphasis>
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26 Mesosomal sternite VII with less than 12 setae (usually 10); pedipalp chela with dorsal marginal carina smooth; pectinal tooth counts 1213.................................................................................
<taxonomicName id="4D8E4D6BFFB61951FAA83A65FA3CF91E" ID-CoL="7F922" authorityName="Sissom" authorityYear="1989" box="[1321,1435,1648,1669]" class="Arachnida" family="Vaejovidae" genus="Vaejovis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" order="Scorpiones" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rossmani">
<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAA83A65FA3CF91E" box="[1321,1435,1648,1669]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. rossmani</emphasis>
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27(24) Intercarinal spaces on metasomal segments IV and V granulose; external face of pedipalp patella feebly granular....................................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FA9D3ABFFA3CF924" box="[1308,1435,1705,1727]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. granulatus</emphasis>
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<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163AD2FA3CF947" box="[151,1435,1735,1756]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">27 Intercarinal spaces on metasomal segments IV and V smooth; external face of pedipalp patella smooth................ 28</keyLead>
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28(27) Metasomal segment V with the dorsal face conspicuously wider than the ventral face, trapezoidal in cross-section (Fig: 11-e)...........................................................................................
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<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAAE3B17FA3FF88C" box="[1327,1432,1794,1815]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. zapoteca</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163B0AFA3BF8AF" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" box="[151,1436,1823,1844]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
<keyLead id="317F95DDFFB61951FF163B0AFA3BF8AF" box="[151,1436,1823,1844]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">28 Metasomal segment V with the ventral and dorsal faces almost the same width, rectangular in cross-section (Fig: 11-f)..... 7</keyLead>
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<paragraph id="8A3136E8FFB61951FF163B28FA3CF8F4" blockId="18.[151,1436,151,1962]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
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29(28) Yellowish coloration, with the fusco-piceus pattern dispersed on all the segments; 4 ventral distal telotarsal spinules; dorsal lateral carinae on metasomal segments I-II without setae...............................................
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<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FA913B4FFA3CF8F4" box="[1296,1435,1881,1903]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. tenamaztlei</emphasis>
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29 Dark coloration, with a dense fusco-piceus pattern on all segments; 2 ventral distal telotarsal spinules; dorsal lateral carinae on segments I-II with at least 1 setae..................................................................
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<emphasis id="B8FAEAFAFFB61951FAC53B80FA3BF831" box="[1348,1436,1940,1962]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">V. dzahui</emphasis>
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