Paruroctonus is a genus of scorpions in the family Vaejovidae. There are about 30 described species in Paruroctonus.
Species
- Parauroctonus arenicola <small>(Haradon, 1984)</small>
- Paruroctonus baergi <small>(Williams & Hadley, 1967)(Sand Swimmer Scorpion)</small>
- Parauroctonus bantai <small>(Gertsch & Soleglad, 1966)</small>
- Paruroctonus becki <small>(Gertsch & Allred, 1965)</small>
- Paruroctonus boreus (northern scorpion)
- Paruroctonus conclusus <small>Jain, Forbes & Esposito, 2022</small>
- Paruroctonus gracilior <small>(Hoffmann, 1931)</small> (Chihuahuan slender-tailed scorpion)
- Parauroctonus hirsutipes<small>(Williams & Hadley, 1967)</small>
- Paruroctonus luteolus (golden dwarf sand scorpion)
- Parauroctonus marksi <small>(Haradon, 1984)</small>
- Paruroctonus pecos <small>(Sissom & Francke, 1981)</small>
- Parauroctonus shulovi <small>(Williams, 1970)</small>
- Paruroctonus silvestrii (California common scorpion)
- Paruroctonus soda <small>Jain, Forbes & Esposito, 2022</small>
- Paruroctonus tulare <small>Jain et al., 2023</small>
- Paruroctonus utahensis <small>(Williams, 1968)</small> (eastern sand scorpion)
- Paruroctonus variabilis <small>Hjelle, 1982</small>
- Parauroctonus xanthus <small>(Gertsch & Soleglad, 1966)</small>
References
- Ayrey R, Webber M (2013). "A new Vaejovis C.L. Koch, 1836, the second known vorhiesi group species from the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)". ZooKeys 270: 21âÂÂ35.