Superstitionia

Superstitionia donensis is a species of scorpion, the only species in the genus Superstitionia and the family Superstitioniidae.[1]

Superstitionia donensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Scorpiones
Superfamily:
Chactoidea
Family:
Superstitioniidae

Stahnke, 1940
Genus:
Superstitionia

Stahnke, 1940
Species:
S. donensis
Binomial name
Superstitionia donensis
Stahnke, 1940

This species was discovered in Arizona in 1940 by H.L Stahnke and predominately is found in western New Mexico, Arizona, extreme southern Nevada, and southern California in the United States. It is also found in Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora in Mexico.[2]

The genus name refers to the Superstition Mountains where the species was first discovered.[2] S. donensis is normally found living in mountain terrain and under rocks or near plants in desert terrain.[3]

References
  1. Jan Ove Rein (2013). "Superstitioniidae Stahnke, 1940". The Scorpion Files. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  2. "WRBU: Scorpion Identification - Superstitionia donensis". wrbu.si.edu. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  3. Santibáñez-López, Carlos; Cid-Uribe, Jimena; Batista, Cesar; Ortiz, Ernesto; Possani, Lourival (December 2016). "Venom Gland Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analyses of the Enigmatic Scorpion Superstitionia donensis (Scorpiones: Superstitioniidae), with Insights on the Evolution of Its Venom Components". Toxins. 8 (12): 367. doi:10.3390/toxins8120367. ISSN 2072-6651. PMC 5198561.
  4. Graham, Matthew R (August 2006). "Malformed Pedipalp Finger Dentition of the Scorpion Superstitionia donensis (Scorpiones: Superstitioniidae)" (PDF). Euscorpius (42). Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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