Systematic revision of the arboreal Neotropical 'Thorellii' clade of Centruroides Marx, 1890 bark scorpions (Buthidae c.l. Koch, 1837) with descriptions of six new species
- 1. American Museum of Natural History
- 2. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- 3. California Academy of Sciences
Description
The arboreal Neotropical 'thorellii' clade of Centruroides Marx, 1890 bark scorpions (Buthidae C.L. Koch, 1837) is revised, using a novel approach to species delimitation. A phylogenetic analysis, based on 112 morphological characters and 1078 aligned DNA nucleotides from the mitochondrial Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit I (COI) gene, provided the framework for placing singletons from geographically disparate localities (and often with suboptimal preservation) using COI minibarcodes, thereby enlarging the taxon sample for diagnosis and delimitation of morphological species. Six new species are described, tripling the known diversity in the clade to nine: Centruroides berstoni, sp. nov.; Centruroides catemacoensis, sp. nov.; Centruroides chanae, sp. nov.; Centruroides cuauhmapan, sp. nov.; Centruroides hamadryas, sp. nov.; Centruroides yucatanensis, sp. nov. Revised diagnoses are presented for Centruroides hoffmanni Armas, 1996, Centruroides rileyi Sissom, 1995, and Centruroides schmidti Sissom, 1995. Comparative images, a key and distribution maps for all species of the clade are provided, along with a summary of available data for their ecology.
Notes
Label of each specimen is organized by scientific name (ex: Centruroides thorelli), followed by Museum accession code. Material deposited in the following collections: Ambrose Monell Cryocollection (AMCC) at the American Museum of Natural History, New York; Colección Nacional de Arácnidos, Instituto de Biología (CNAN), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City; California Academy of Sciences (CASENT), San Francisco. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH), U.K.
Locality information provided in Appendix III of manuscript, and provided.
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