Abstract

PONCE-SAAVEDRA, Javier; FRANCKE, Oscar F.; CANO-CAMACHO, Horacio  and  HERNANDEZ-CALDERON, Erasto. Morphological and molecular evidence supporting specific status for Centruroides tecomanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae). Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2009, vol.80, n.1, pp.71-84. ISSN 2007-8706.

Morphological and molecular evidence are provided to recognize Centruroides limpidus tecomanus Hoffmann (Scorpiones: Buthidae), as a valid species rather than a subspecies of Centruroides limpidus (Karsch). A diagnosis is provided.

Keywords : scorpions; taxonomy; specific rank; Centruroides limpidus; subspecies.