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New Mexico Scorpions are facinating to watch. We at Arizona Scorpion World are trying to provide
some information on scorpions of adjacent states.
There are approximately 80 species of scorpions in the United States.
About 20 species of scorpions are found in New Mexico.
Click on "New Mexico Scorpions" below, to see photos of New Mexico Scorpions.
Scorpions have their place in the scheme of things that has nothing
to do with stinging people.
Scorpions are among the world's oldest land invertebrates. Scorpions do a great job of
keeping insect populations in check.
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New Mexico Scorpions directory. Click on species to view.
New Mexico Scorpions by family.
1. BUTHIDAE
CENTRUROIDES Marx, 1890
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Centruroides sculpturatus Ewing, 1928
Striped Bark Scorpion
Centruroides vittatus (Say, 1821)
2. CARABOCTONIDAE
HADRURUS Thorell, 1876
Hadrurus arizonensis subgroup
Hadrurus arizonensis Ewing, 1928
Hadrurus arizonensis pallidus
Hadrurus spadix subgroup
Hadrurus spadix Stahnke, 1940
3. SCORPIONIDAE
DIPLOCENTRUS Peters, 1861
Diplocentrus peloncillensis Francke, 1975
4. SUPERSTITIONIIDAE
SUPERSTITIONIA Stahnke, 1940
Superstitionia donensis Stahnke, 1940
5. VAEJOVIDAE
Subfamily Smingurinae Soleglad & Fet, 2008
(Tribe) SMERINGURINI Soleglad & Fet, 2008
PARUROCTONUS Werner, 1934
Paruroctonus becki (Gertsch & Allred, 1965)
Paruroctonus boreus (Girard, 1854)
Paruroctonus gracilior (Hoffman, 1931)
Paruroctonus pecos Sissom & Francke, 1981
Paruroctonus utahensis (Williams, 1968)
Subfamily Syntropinae Kraepelin, 1905
(Tribe) STAHNKEINI Graham & Soleglad, 2007
GERTSCHIUS Graham & Soleglad, 2007
Gertschius agilis (Sissom and Stockwell, 1991)
SERRADIGITUS Stahnke, 1974
Serradigitus wupatkiensis (Stahnke, 1974)
(Tribe) SYNTROPINI Graham & Soleglad, 2007
(Subtribe) Syntropina Kraepelin, 1905
Paravaejovis Williams, 1980
Paravaejovis spinigerus (Wood, 1863)
(Subtribe) Thorelliina Soleglad & Fet, 2008
Chihuahuanus Gonzalez-Santillan & Prendini, 2013
Chihuahuanus coahuilae (Williams, 1968)
Chihuahuanus crassimanus (Pocock, 1898)
Chihuahuanus russelli (Williams, 1971)
Subfamily Vaejovinae Thorell, 1876
PSEUDOUROCTONUS Stahnke, 1974
"apacheanus" group
Pseudouroctonus apacheanus (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
VAEJOVIS C.L. Koch, 1836
"vorhiesi" group
Vaejovis bigelowi Sissom, 2011
Vaejovis feti Graham, 2007
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