Abstract

CONTRERAS-FELIX, Gerardo A.  and  FRANCKE, Oscar F.. Description of a new species of Vaejovis from Michoacán, Mexico (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, n.1, pp.24-30. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.37437.

Vaejovis coalcoman sp. n. from Sierra de Coalcomán, in the northwestern part of the state of Michoacán, Mexico, is described. It belongs to the "mexicanus" group and it is compared with related species from the states of Jalisco and Guanajuato. A map with the known distribution of the related taxa is provided.

Keywords : Vaejovis coalcoman; "mexicanus" group; biodiversity; endemicity.