Uroctonites Williams et Savary, 1991

Soleglad, Michael E. & Fet, Victor, 2008, Contributions to scorpion systematics. III. Subfamilies Smeringurinae and Syntropinae (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae), Euscorpius 71 (71), pp. 1-115 : 99

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss71.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:455C34F4-B86A-4A5D-B3B2-19FC3893A6C5
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C12D4256-FFCC-1414-FEC9-FBAFFB1EFF12
treatment provided by	Felipe (2024-07-19 01:45:26, last updated 2024-07-19 08:56:58)
scientific name	Uroctonites Williams et Savary, 1991
status

Treatment

Genus Uroctonites Williams et Savary, 1991 View in CoL

Type Species. Uroctonites giulianii William et Savary, 1991 .

References (selected):

Uroctonites View in CoL : Williams & Savary, 1991: 273;

Stockwell, 1992: 409, 416, 419, fig. 54; Kovařík,

1998: 145; Sissom, 2000: 526–527; Soleglad &

Fet, 2003b: 88.

Composition. The genus includes the following four species:

U. giulianii William et Savary, 1991 View in CoL U. huachuca (Gertsch et Soleglad, 1972) View in CoL U. montereus (Gertsch et Soleglad, 1972) View in CoL U. sequoia (Gertsch et Soleglad, 1972) View in CoL

Distribution. USA (Arizona, California).

The range of the small genus Uroctonites exhibits three primary disjunct parts (see map in Fig. 206 View Figure 206 ): coastal central California ( U. montereus ), west-central California ( U. giulianii and U. sequoia ; the latter also occurring in northern California), and southeastern Arizona ( U. huachuca ).

Taxonomic history. The genus and its type species were described by Williams & Savary (1991) who also transferred to it three other species first described under Uroctonus by Gertsch & Soleglad (1972).