Family Vaejovidae

Classification · Pronunciation · Numbers · Size · Range · Internet References

Arizona Bark, or Hairy Desert Scorpion? - Smeringurus mesaensis

Southern Unstriped Scorpion - Vaejovis carolinianus - female

Scorpion in Coachella valley (Near Desert Hot Springs) - Vaejovis waeringi

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Scorpiones (Scorpions)

Family Vaejovidae

Pronunciation

Although it is probably incorrect, the common pronunciation among researchers is:

"veh-JOE-vi-dee".

Numbers

10 genera with over 150 species (>84 in USA), with new species found often, and about 35 subspecies.

Size

American species adult sizes range from 20 mm (Serradigitus spp.) to 100 mm (Smeringurus grandis).

Range

Mid-Appalachian states (see Vaejovis carolinianus guide page), and in all states west of and including Texas, Colorado, South Dakota, and North Dakota, into southwestern Canada and to the Mexican state of Chiapas near Guatemala.

Internet References

Systematics of the Scorpion Family Vaejovidae at vaejovidae.com

Contributed by Devin Carroll on 7 May, 2005 - 11:16pm
Additional contributions by Hartmut Wisch, Kari McWest
Last updated 3 October, 2009 - 4:13pm

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