Paruroctonus boreus

Paruroctonus boreus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Scorpiones
Family:	Vaejovidae
Genus:	Paruroctonus
Species:	P. boreus
Binomial name
	Paruroctonus boreus; (Girard, 1854)

Paruroctonus boreus, sometimes called the northern scorpion, is a species of scorpion of the family Vaejovidae that can be as far north as 52° N. Several anecdotal reports show them found near Medicine Hat, Alberta during dry years.^[1] It is the only scorpion found in Canada, with specimens collected in the Okanagan valley of British Columbia and more widely in Alberta.

References[]

^ "Johnson, D.L. 2004. The Northern Scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus" (PDF). 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-29.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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SYSTEMATICS OF THE SCORPION FAMILY VAEJOVIDAE

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[1] "Johnson, D.L. 2004. The Northern Scorpion, Paruroctonus boreus" (PDF). 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-29.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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