Kovarikia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Arachnida
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Genus: | Kovarikia Soleglad, Fet & Graham, 2014
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Diversity | |
About 33 species | |
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Kovarikia, is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae. All described species are restricted to humid rocky microhabitats of southern California. Three species identified.[1]
Major identification is from unique neobothriotaxy found on the ventral surface of the pedipalp chelae. A secondary lamellar hook found on the hemispermatophore. Mating plug barb, is crescent shaped.[2]
Species[]
- (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
- (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
- (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
References[]
- ^ Bryson Jr, Robert W.; Wood, Dustin A.; Graham, Matthew R.; Soleglad, Michael E.; McCormack, John E. (2018). "Genome-wide SNP data and morphology support the distinction of two new species of Kovarikia Soleglad, Fet & Graham, 2014 endemic to California (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)". ZooKeys (739): 79–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.739.20628. PMC 5904437. PMID 29674883. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Kovarikia, a new scorpion genus from California, USA (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)". Euscorpius — Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
Categories:
- Vaejovidae