taxonID	type	description	language	source
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	description	(Figs. 2 – 14)	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Vaejovis vorhiesi is a small yellowishbrown to dark brown scorpion with darker mottling on the carapace, legs, tergites, and metasoma. The anterior margin of carapace slightly emarginate and carapace and tergites are smooth to finely granular. Stahnke (1940) incorrectly stated that the carapace is longer than the fifth metasomal segment. The carapace length is actually about equivalent to and can even be less than the length of the fifth metasomal segment. V. vorhiesi can be distinguished from the related species V. cashi sp. nov. and V. feti sp. nov. by the following: larger in size; pattern less fuscous on carapace, metasoma, pedipalps, tergites and legs; weaker crenulation on metasoma, mesosoma, pedipalps, tergites and legs; 6 – 7 median denticles (MD) on denticle row 3 of the movable finger, instead of 8 – 9 MD denticles; known from the Huachuca Mountains, Santa Catalina Mountains, and Tucson, Arizona (V. cashi sp. nov. known only from the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona; V. feti sp. nov. only from the Black Mountains of New Mexico) (Fig. 1). V. vorhiesi is also unique in morphometric ratios and pectine counts (see Comparison of Species).	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	materials_examined	Type Data. Lectotype (designated here): female, Miller’s Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA, 10 October 1938 (H. L. Stahnke) specimen # 291, CAS No. 15172 [metasoma detached at segment II]. Paralectotype: male, Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA, date unknown (H. L. Stahnke) specimen # 296, CAS No. 15172 [heavily damaged].	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This species was named in honor of Charles T. Vorhies, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Entomology at the University of Arizona.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality, Miller’s Canyon of the Huachuca Mountains of Cochise County, from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Pima County, and from Tucson, Arizona, USA.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	description	Redescription based on lectotype Color (Figs. 2 – 3). Carapace, tergites, legs, and metasoma with dark brown to black variegations dorsally. Ocular tubercle surrounded by a yellow to brown diamond-shaped region which is flanked by four elongate lighter patches. Remainder of carapace variegated with dark brown and lateral yellowish-brown areas. Yellowish-brown V-shaped marks found laterally on tergites II – VI. Measurements (in mm). Lectotype: total length 24.28; carapace length 3.36; mesosoma length 10.00; metasoma length 10.92; Metasoma: segment I length / width 1.53 / 1.91; segment II length / width 1.67 / 1.81; segment III length / width 1.79 / 1.76; segment IV length / width 2.52 / 1.65; segment V length / width 3.41 / 1.53. Telson: length 3.03; vesicle length / width / depth 1.95 / 1.06 / 0.89; aculeus length 1.08. Pedipalps: total length 10.73; femur length / width 2.82 / 0.92; patella length / width 2.99 / 1.06; chela length 4.92; palm length / width / depth 2.00 / 1.18 / 1.18; movable finger length 3.08; fixed finger length 2.54. Carapace (Fig. 11). Anterior margin of carapace slightly emarginate, with three lateral eyes found on each side. Median furrow moderate and traverses entire length of carapace, including the median eyes. Carapace finely granular with scattered coarse granules. Ratio of median eyes location (from anterior edge) / carapace length 0.34; carapace length / width at median eyes 2.95. V. Entire carapace dorsolaterally convex, especially the posterior half. Carapace longer than pedipalp movable finger but slightly shorter than metasomal segment. Mesosoma. Tergites coarsely granular with weak median carinae on I – VI. Tergite VII with weak median carina on anterior half and strong dorsal lateral and lateral supramedian granular carinae. Pretergites smooth to finely granular. Sternites III – VI smooth and without carinae. Sternite VII with granular ventral lateral carinae on posterior one-fifth to posterior three-fifths. Presternites smooth. Spiracles ovoid with median side rotated 35 º away from posterior sternite margin. Posterior margin of sternites bearing variable numbers of microsetae. Genital Operculum. Sclerites separated on posterior one-fifth. Pectines (Fig. 14). Pectinal tooth count 13 / 13. Middle lamellae 7 / 7 (note that Stahnke originally miscounted 6 / 7 middle lamellae for this specimen). Metasoma. Ratio of segment I length / width 0.80; of segment II length / width 0.92; of segment III length / width 1.02; of segment IV length / width 1.53; of segment V length / width 2.23. Segments I – IV: dorsolateral carinae strong and granular with distal denticle of II-IV enlarged and spinoid; of segment I only slightly enlarged and spinoid. Lateral supramedian carinae I-III strong and granular with enlarged spinoid distal denticle; on IV strong and granular on anterior 1 / 2 and weak on posterior 1 / 2 with terminus flared. Lateral inframedian carinae moderately granular on segment I, posterior 2 / 5 of II, 1 / 5 of III, and obsolete on IV. Ventrolateral carinae I weak and granular; on II – III moderate, granular; on IV strong, granular. Ventral submedian carinae granular. Dorsal and lateral intercarinal spaces very finely granular. Segment I-IV ventral submedian setae 3 / 3: 3 / 3: 3 / 3: 3 / 3. Segment V: Dorsolateral carinae moderate, distally crenulate, basally granular. Lateromedian carinae moderate and granular on basal 3 / 4, obsolete on distal 1 / 4. Ventrolateral and ventromedian carinae strong, crenulate. Intercarinal spaces finely granular. Segment V ventrolateral setae 5 / 5. Telson (Fig. 12). Smooth with small but conspic- uous subaculear tubercule. LAS denticles 4 / 4. Chelicerae. Dorsal edge of movable cheliceral finger with two subdistal (sd) denticles; ventral edge smooth to crenulate with conspicuous serrula on distal half. Pedipalps. Trichobothrial pattern type C (see pattern in Figs. 4 – 10). Pedipalpal ratios: chela length / width 4.17; femur length / width 3.07; patella length / width 2.82; fixed finger length / carapace length 0.76. Chela. All carinae weak and smooth except for a few weak to moderate granules on the inner surface of palm. Median (MD) denticles of fixed finger aligned and divided into six subrows by five outer (OD) denticles; flanked by five inner (ID) denticles. Movable finger (Fig. 13) with six subrows, five OD denticles and six ID denticles. Movable finger shorter than both the carapace and metasomal segment V. Femur. Carinae strong, granulose; internal surface with large scattered granules that almost form a carina on the middle three fourths. Patella. Internal carinae oblique and granulose; all other carinae strong and crenulate. Legs. Ventral surface of tarsus with single median row of spinules terminating distally with one spinule pair.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8D2A3EFC09FEA3FBB7D8B8.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are four specimens of this species listed in Stahnke’s doctoral dissertation (Stahnke, 1939), but only two are found in Stahnke’s collection (CAS). These two specimens were listed as syntypes by Sissom (2000: 544). The second type series specimen (CAS 15172), which becomes a paralectotype with lectotype designation, is a male labeled # 296, and is in such bad condition that it was not used for this study. The dissertation, however, does state the following about the specimen: carapace length 3.2; cauda length 12; telson length 3.0; total length 26.0, pectinal tooth count 13 / 13; middle lamellae 7 / 7. The specimen was collected from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Pima County, Arizona, by Stahnke at an unknown date. Based on a contiguous series of high altitude ridgelines, with lowest points over 1,200 m in elevation, the Santa Catalina scorpions are probably disjunct populations of V. vorhiesi and not another species. On the other hand, it is hard to say how long the populations have been isolated and the Santa Catalina Mountains scorpions definitely warrant further study if specimens become available. Stahnke (1939) also reports a specimen from Tucson. It is unknown where exactly that Stahnke collected the specimen in Tucson, or at what elevation, so it is hard to speculate about what species it is until it becomes available for study.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8E2A33FC0CFB19FCB3DAA0.taxon	description	(Figs. 15 – 27)	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8E2A33FC0CFB19FCB3DAA0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This small brownish colored scorpion is heavily mottled on the carapace, legs, tergites, and metasoma. The anterior margin is weakly emarginate. A subaculear tubercule can be conspicuous to almost lacking. This species is a related species of V. vorhiesi and V. feti sp. nov. It can be distinguished from V. vorhiesi by its smaller size, stronger crenulations, more fuscous mottling, and 8 – 9 MD denticles on row 3 of the movable pedipalp finger, instead of 6 – 7 MD denticles. It is unique from V. feti sp. nov. by being brownish in color, not reddish brown or mahogany, and has less robust metasoma and pedipalp palms. V. cashi sp. nov. is also unique in morphometrics ratios and pectine counts (see Comparison of Species).	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8E2A33FC0CFB19FCB3DAA0.taxon	materials_examined	Type Data. The holotype and paratype, both female, were collected from under stones on the northwest flank of the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona; 31 ° 55 ' 24.36 " N, 109 ° 15 ' 42.34 " W; 18 June 2001 (D. Vernier), types deposited in the private collection of MRG.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8E2A33FC0CFB19FCB3DAA0.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name, cashi, is an epithet in honor of Kevin Cash, a passionate scorpion enthusiast who has made gracious contributions to scorpiology.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8E2A33FC0CFB19FCB3DAA0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona, USA.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF8E2A33FC0CFB19FCB3DAA0.taxon	description	Description Color (Figs. 15 - 16). Carapace and tergites yellowbrown with dark dusky patterns. Two stripes of fuscosity running laterally along tergites. Dark-brown to black median eye area. Metasoma yellow-brown with fuscosity of dusky markings increasing posteriorly. Telson yellow-orange with three brown stripes running longitudinally along ventral surface. One median stripe and two dorsolateral stripes. Subaculear tubercle small and black. Legs yellow-orange with slight mottling. Measurements (in mm). Holotype: total length 21.96; carapace length 2.96; mesosoma length 8.18; metasoma length 8.09; Metasoma: segment I length / width 1.20 / 1.67; segment II length / width 1.34 / 1.62; segment III length / width 1.44 / 1.53; segment IV length / width 2.05 / 1.51; segment V length / width 2.96 / 1.44. Telson: length 2.73; vesicle length / width / depth 1.65 / 0.96 / 0.75; aculeus length 1.08. Pedipalps: total length 9.30; femur length width 2.45 / 0.80; patella length / width 2.52 / 0.89; chela length 4.33; palm length / width / depth 1.88 / 1.01 / 1.04; movable finger length 2.52; fixed finger length 2.09. Paratype (female): total length 19.09; carapace length 2.68; mesosoma length 6.12; metasoma length 10.29; Metasoma: segment I length / width 1.03 / 1.48; segment II length / width 1.20 / 1.44; segment III length / width 1.27 / 1.34; segment IV length / width 1.78 / 1.29; segment V length / width 2.66 / 1.22. Telson: length 2.35; vesicle length / width / depth 1.41 / 0.89 / 0.71; aculeus length 0.82. Pedipalps: total length 8.02; femur length / width 2.07 / 0.71; patella length / width 2.33 / 0.82; chela length 3.62; palm length / width / depth 1.55 / 0.85 / 0.92; movable finger length 2.26; fixed finger length 1.79. Carapace (Fig. 24). Anterior margin of carapace very slightly emarginate. Carapace finely granular with scattered coarse granules and a shallow posterior median furrow. Mesosoma. Median carina on tergite I obsolete, very slight on tergite II – III, and weak on IV – VI. Tergite VII with weak to moderate median carina and strong crenulate lateral carina. Genital Operculum. Sclerites separated on posterior one-fifth. Chelicerae. Dorsal edge of movable with two subdistal (sd) denticles; ventral edge smooth with conspicuous serrulae on distal half. Pectines (Fig. 27). Pectinal tooth count 11 / 11. Sternites III – VII sparsely setose. Sternite VII with a pair of weak granular carinations. Metasoma. Ratio of segment I length / width 0.82; of segment II length / width 0.98; of segment III length / width 1.07; of segment IV length / width 1.52; of segment V length / width 2.14. Segments I-IV: dorsolateral carinae strong and granular with distal denticle of II – IV enlarged and spinoid; of segment I slightly enlarged and spinoid. Lateral supramedian carinae I – III strong and granular with enlarged spinoid distal denticle; on IV strong and granular on anterior 1 / 2 and weak on posterior 1 / 2, with terminus flared. Lateral inframedian carinae moderately granular on segment I, posterior 2 / 5 of II, 1 / 5 of III, and obsolete on IV. Ventrolateral carinae I weak, finely granular; on II – III moderate, granular; on IV – V strong, granular. Ventral submedian carinae granular. Dorsal and lateral intercarinal spaces very finely granular. Segment I – IV setal count: dorsolateral setae 0 / 0: 0 / 1: 0 / 1: 1 / 1; lateral supramedian setae 0 / 0: 0 / 0: 0 / 0: 2 / 1; Lateral inframedian setae 1 / 1: 0 / 0: 0 / 0: 0 / 0; Ventrolateral setae 2 / 2: 2 / 2: 3 / 2: 3 / 3; Ventral submedian setae 3 / 3: 3 / 3: 3 / 3: 3 / 3. Segment V: Dorsolateral carinae moderate, distally crenulate, basally granular. Lateromedian carinae moderate and granular on basal 3 / 4, obsolete on distal 1 / 4. Ventrolateral and ventro-median carinae strong, crenulate. Intercarinal spaces finely granular. Segment V setal counts: Dorsolateral setae 3 / 3; lateromedian setae 3 / 4; ventrolateral setae 5 / 5. Telson (Fig. 25). Smooth with small but conspicuous subaculear tubercle. Five pairs of large setae and many smaller scattered setae. LAS denticles 6 / 7. Pedipalps. Trichobothrial pattern type C (see pattern in Figs. 17 – 23). Pedipalpal ratios: chela length / width 4.99; femur length / width 3.06; patella length / width 2.82; fixed finger length / carapace length 0.73. Chela. All carinae weak and smooth except dorsolateral, which is slightly crenulate. All vestigial carinae outlined with dark fuscosity. Fixed fingers: Dentate margin with six subrows of MD denticles divided by five enlarged OD denticles; five ID denticles. Movable fingers (Fig. 26): Dentate margin with six subrows of MD denticles divided by five enlarged OD denticles; six ID denticles. No distinct scalloping on chela fingers. Femur. Carinae strong, granulose; internal surface with moderate carinae on proximal 2 / 3. Patella. Internal carinae oblique and granulose; all other carinae strong and crenulate. Legs. Ventral surface of tarsus with single median row of spinules terminating distally with one spinule pair. Variation. Only two female specimens were available for examination. The specimens vary only in size and telson shape. The paratype is slightly smaller with telson ratios as follows: telson length / width ratio 1.73; telson length / depth ratio 1.93. Holotype telson ratios are: telson length / width ratio 1.81; telson length / depth ratio 2.37.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	description	(Figs. 28 – 39)	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Vaejovis feti sp. nov. is the smallest of the sky island species. It differs from the other two, V. vorhiesi and V. cashi sp. nov., by being more reddish brown in color and possessing more robust pedipalp palms and metasoma. More specifically it differs from V. vorhiesi by possessing 8 – 9 MD denticles on row 3 of the movable pedipalp finger, instead of 6 – 7 ID denticles. This species completely lacks a subaculear tubercles, unlike V. cashi sp. nov. which has a small to moderately sized subaculear tubercle. V. feti sp. nov. is also unique in morphometrics ratios and pectine counts (see Comparison of Species).	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	materials_examined	Type Data. The female holotype and male paratype were collected from Meadow Creek, New Mexico, USA, 6 July 1978 (Martin Muma), deposited in the private collection of MES.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This scorpion is named after my college advisor Dr. Victor Fet, for his remarkable contributions to scorpion biology.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from Meadow Creek in the Black Mountains of New Mexico, USA.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	description	Description Color (Figs. 28 - 29). Base color brown to mahogany with darker mottling. Dark brown to black median eye area. Telson orange to reddish-brown with two dark stripes running longitudinally along ventrolateral surface. Pectines yellow-orange with reddish-orange teeth. Measurements (in mm). Holotype (female): total length 22.36; carapace length 3.65; mesosoma length 6.70; metasoma length 9.06; Metasoma: segment I length / width 1.18 / 1.72; segment II length / width 1.32 / 1.69; segment III length / width 1.46 / 1.62; segment IV length / width 2.16 / 1.55; segment V length / width 2.94 / 1.51. Telson: length 2.94; vesicle length / width / depth 1.88 / 1.08 / 0.82; aculeus length 1.06. Pedipalps: total length 9.79; femur length / width 2.52 / 0.87; patella length / width 2.71 / 0.99; chela length 4.56; palm length / width / depth 1.98 / 1.18 / 1.18; movable finger length 2.45; fixed finger length 2.19. Paratype (male): total length 17.40; carapace length 2.35; mesosoma length 4.80; metasoma length 7.65; Metasoma: segment I length / width 0.99 / 1.41; segment II length / width 1.18 / 1.39; segment III length / width 1.27 / 1.36; segment IV length / width 1.79 / 1.29; segment V length / width 2.42 / 1.27. Telson: length 2.26; vesicle length / width / depth 1.53 / 0.92 / 0.71; aculeus length 0.73. Pedipalps: total length 7.50; femur length / width 1.93 / 0.64; patella length / width 2.16 / 0.71; chela length 3.39; palm length / width / depth 1.41 / 0.87 / 0.85; movable finger length 2.00; fixed finger length 1.62. Carapace (Fig. 37). Anterior margin of carapace slightly emarginate with a shallow posterior median furrow. Carapace finely granular with scattered coarse granules. Mesosoma. Median carina on tergite I obsolete, very slight on tergite II – III, and weak on IV – VI. Tergite VII with weak to moderate median carina and strong crenulate lateral carina. Genital Operculum. Sclerites separated on posterior one-fifth. Chelicerae. Dorsal edge of movable finger with two subdistal (sd) denticles; ventral edge smooth with conspicuous serrulae on distal half. Pectines. Pectinal tooth count 10 / 10 on female holotype, 12 / 12 on male paratype. Metasoma. Ratio of segment I length / width 0.69; of segment II length / width 0.78; of segment III length / width 0.90; of segment IV length / width 1.39; of segment V length / width 1.95. Segments I – IV: dorsolateral carinae strong and granular with distal denticle of II – IV enlarged and spinoid; of segment I slightly enlarged and spinoid. Lateral supramedian carinae I – III strong and granular with enlarged spinoid distal denticle; on IV strong and granular on anterior 1 / 2 and weak on posterior 1 / 2, terminus flared. Lateral inframedian carinae moderately granular on segment I, posterior 2 / 5 of II, 1 / 5 of III, and obsolete on IV. Ventrolateral carinae I weak, finely granular; on II – III moderate, granular; on IV – V strong, granular. Ventral submedian carinae gran ular. Dorsal and lateral intercarinal spaces very finely granular. Ventral submedian setae 3 / 3: 3 / 3: 3 / 3: 3 / 3. Segment V: Dorsolateral carinae moderate, distally cren- ulate, basally granular. Lateromedian carinae moderate and granular on basal 3 / 4, obsolete on distal 1 / 4. Ventrolateral and ventromedian carinae strong, crenulate. Intercarinal spaces finely granular. Segment V ventrolateral setae 5 / 5. Telson (Fig. 38). Smooth with no subaculear tubercle. LAS denticles 6 / 7 on holotype, 3 / 6 on paratype. Pedipalps. Trichobothrial pattern type C (see pattern in Figs. 30 – 36). Pedipalpal ratios: chela length / width 3.86; femur length / width 2.90; fixed finger length / carapace length 0.60. Chela. All carinae weak and smooth except dorsolateral, which is slightly crenulate. All vestigial carinae outlined with dark fuscosity. Fixed fingers: Dentate margin with six subrows of MD denticles divided by five enlarged OD denticles; five ID denticles granules on right finger and six on left. Movable fingers (Fig. 39): Dentate margin with six subrows of MD denticles divided by five enlarged OD denticles; six ID granules. No distinct scalloping on Chela fingers. Femur. Carinae strong, granulose; internal surface with moderate carinae on proximal 2 / 3. Patella. Internal carinae oblique and granulose; all other carinae strong and crenulate. Legs. Ventral surface of tarsus with single median row of spinules terminating distally with one spinule pair.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
038A87A5FF832A37FC10F91AFABBDFB4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There appears to be variation in the most proximal ID denticles of the fixed finger of this species. Many that were examined, including the holotype, possess six denticles on one side and five on the other. The sixth OD denticles, when present, also varied in size from barely visible to conspicuous. Comparison of Species V. vorhiesi (based on female lectotype and topotype) can be distinguished from V. cashi sp. nov. (based on female holotype and paratype) by the following morphometrics ratios (V. cashi sp. nov. ratios in parentheses): metasomal segment I length / width 0.80 – 0.81 (0.70 – 0.72); metasomal segment II length / width 0.92 (0.83); metasomal segment III length / width 1.02 – 1.07 (0.94 – 0.95); metasomal segment IV length / width 1.48 – 1.53 (1.36 – 1.38); metasomal segment V length / width 2.21 – 2.23 (2.05 – 2.18); metasoma length / carapace length 3.18 – 3.25 (2.73 – 2.96); femur length / width 3.07 – 3.09 (2.92 – 3.06); telson vesicle width / depth 1.18 – 1.19 (1.25 – 1.28); movable finger length / palm length 1.54 – 1.60 (1.34 – 1.46); fixed finger length / palm length 1.27 – 1.30 (1.11 – 1.15). The pectinal tooth count of females is 12 – 13 with a mean of 12.389 [18] (11, mean = 11 [4]), based on eight topotype V. vorhiesi females and female lectotype. Significantly different morphometric ratios between V. vorhiesi (based on female lectotype and topotype) and V. feti sp. nov. (based on female holotype) are as follows (V. feti sp. nov. ratios in parentheses): metasomal segment I length / width 0.80 – 0.81 (0.69); metasomal segment II length / width 0.92 (0.78); metasomal segment III length / width 1.02 – 1.07 (0.90); metasomal segment IV length / width 1.48 – 1.53 (1.39); metasomal segment V length / width 2.21 – 2.23 (1.95); metasoma length / carapace length 3.18 – 3.25 (2.48); femur length / width 3.07 – 3.09 (2.90); telson vesicle width / depth 1.18 – 1.19 (1.32); movable finger length / fixed finger length 1.20 – 1.21 (1.12); movable finger length / palm length 1.54 – 1.60 (1.24); fixed finger length / palm length 1.27 – 1.30 (1.11). The pectinal tooth count of females is 12 – 13 with a mean of 12.389 [18] (10, mean = 10 [6]), based on eight topotype V. vorhiesi females and female lectotype. The two new related species, V. cashi sp. nov. and V. feti sp. nov., are most obviously different by their base color, which is brownish in the former and more reddish or mahogany, especially on the pectinal teeth, for the latter. V. feti sp. nov. also possesses a more robust metasoma relative to carapace size, and more swollen pedipalp palms. Female pectine tooth counts are 10 [12] teeth per comb instead of 11 [4] found in V. cashi sp. nov. Morphometric ratios vary between the two species as follows: (V. cashi sp. nov. ratios based on female holotype and paratype in parentheses): metasomal segment III length / width 0.90 (0.95); metasomal segment V length / width 1.95 (2.05 – 2.18); metasoma length / carapace length 2.48 (2.73 – 2.96); patella length / width 2.73 (2.83 – 2.84); movable finger length / fixed finger length 1.12 (1.21 – 1.26); movable finger length / palm length 1.24 (1.34 – 1.46); palm length / width 1.68 (1.82 – 1.86). The three sky island species, V. vorhiesi, V. cashi sp. nov., and V. feti sp. nov., all possess 6 ID denticles on the movable pedipalp finger, a trait not shared by any other “ mexicanus ” group species. Their closest relative, however, is V. paysonensis, a superficially very similar species which has the more usual 7 ID denticles on the movable finger. V. paysonensis also differs by having a more orangish-brown base color with less mottling. This species is known from Gila County, 40 km northeast of Payson, Arizona. V. paysonensis is known from Gila County, 40 km northeast of Payson, Arizona and 340 km northwest of the nearest sky island type locality (Meadow Creek, New Mexico for V. feti). Vaejovis lapidicola Stahnke is also quite similar to the four abovementioned Vaejovis sp., but can be easily distinguished by its conspicuously wide and planate carapace. The four others have a more rounded and elongated carapace. Lastly, a species from near Wupatki National Monument, Arizona, V. jonesi Stahnke is also somewhat related. The differences are more obvious, however, as this species is nearly three times as large and has a carapace shorter than metasomal segments I + II. The carapace is markedly shorter in the other five species.	en	Graham, Matthew R. (2007): Sky island Vaejovis: two new species and a redescription of V. vorhiesi Stahnke (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius 51 (51): 1-14, DOI: 10.18590/euscorpius.2007.vol2007.iss51.1, URL: https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2007/iss51/1/
