Superstitionia donensis

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Superstitionia donensis
Systematics
Sub-stem : Jawbearers (Chelicerata)
Class : Arachnids (arachnida)
Order : Scorpions (Scorpionides)
Family : Superstitioniidae
Genre : Superstitionia
Type : Superstitionia donensis
Scientific name of the  family
Superstitioniidae
Stahnke , 1940
Scientific name of the  genus
Superstitionia
Stahnke , 1940
Scientific name of the  species
Superstitionia donensis
Stahnke , 1940

Superstitionia donensis is a species of scorpion in the monotypic family Superstitioniidae . It is the only species of the genus Superstitionia, which is also monotypical. It is named after the Superstition Mountains near Phoenix , where the first describer found the species.

features

Superstitionia donensis is a small scorpion; adults reach a length of about 25 to 30 mm. Its body is glossy yellow to orange-brown and irregularly mottled black. The fingers of the pedipalps are short, in the males there is a large gap between the fingers when the chela is closed .

Distribution, habitat and way of life

Superstitionia donensis is endemic to southern Arizona and Lower California . It inhabits deserts, semi-deserts and stony hills. Superstitionia donensis appears to play an important role as a predator in the community in dead agaves .

Systematics

In 2009 Vignoli & Prendini transferred all troglomorphic species ( i.e. species with the morphology of cave dwellers ( troglophil )) from the family Superstitioniidae to the family Typhlochactidae . Superstitioniidae is thus monotypical with one genus and one species.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Carlos E. Santibáñez-López et al. : Venom Gland Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyzes of the Enigmatic Scorpion Superstitionia donensis (Scorpiones: Superstitioniidae), with Insights on the Evolution of Its Venom Components. 2016 In: Toxins 8 (12), 367; doi : 10.3390 / toxins8120367 ( online )
  2. ^ A b Carlos E. Santibáñez-López et al. : Scorpions from Mexico: From Species Diversity to Venom Complexity. 2016 In: Toxins , 8 (1), 2; doi : 10.3390 / toxins8010002 ( online )
  3. ^ A b Stanley C. Williams: Scorpions of Baja California, Mexico, and Adjacent Islands. 1980 In: Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences no.135. ( Online )
  4. ↑ Superstitioniidae at The Scorpion Files (English)

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