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Scorpion - Stahnkeus subtilimanus

Scorpion - Stahnkeus subtilimanus
about 1 mile West of Shelter Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, San Diego County, California, USA
September 2, 2012
Size: approx. 30 mm minus tail
Found at night wandering the desert floor.

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IMO not stahnkeus
The palps and chelal fingers are waaaaay too short, the metasomal segments are way to thick and the denticles on the tips of the fingers arent pronounced enough.

Im pretty sure this is Parvaejovis

Moved

Moved
Moved from Vaejovidae.

male P puritanus
The most common scorpion in that region

 
Left fixed finger
Hey Marcus, possibility this is a Serradigitus. Look at the fixed finger on left hand, notice what appears to be a trichobothrium? If so, the distal placement leads to Serradigitus.
I agree it's not P. waeringi, hand is too long relative to finger length.

 
Ehh looks more like debris to me
The slender palms alone rule out stahnkeus and serradigitus

I think it grabbed something and some sort of fiber got caught

Also, the fingers are just way too short, not to mention this doesnt have any enlarged denticles on the fingertips


the tail is also a bit too robust

Moved
Moved from Scorpions.

Look at the left hand...
Hi Robyn! On the left fixed finger, you can see what appears to be a distal trichobothrium (hair) midway down the finger. That is indicative of Serradigitus or Stahnkeus. Paravaejovis have these hairs near the base of the finger. Could be St. subtilimanus, hard to say. Do you still have this one or other pics?

 
Hi Kari,
Apparently I never saw this comment you made - but now I see it! I'll attach cropped views of that area - I had three shots of it, almost at the the same angle.

 
Looks like a trichobothrium
Ok, so now we have determined it is either Stahnkeus or Serradigitus. Do you remember the approximate size in total length (front edge of carapace to tip of sting)?

 
Perhaps 80-ish mm?
Based on my previous observation of size.

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