Notes on Indian wolf spiders: IV. Transfer of species previously included in the genera Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 1947 and Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904 (Araneae: Lycosidae)

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  Notes on Indian wolf spiders: IV. Transfer of species previously included in the genera Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 1947 and Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904 (Araneae: Lycosidae) The enigmatic Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 1947 sensu lato currently consists of five nominal species distributed in Africa and Asia (World Spider Catalog 2026). It was established for C. kittenbergeri Caporiacco, 1947, with a superficial generic diagnosis relying only on somatic features such as length of eye rows, leg spination and relative leg lengths (Caporiacco 1947). Roewer (1955), following Caporiacco’s (1947) generic diagnosis, drastically increased the number of Crocodilosa species by transferring several species from other lycosid genera, but most of these subsequently added species were later reassigned to their appropriate genera (World Spider Catalog 2026), highlighting the need for a re-examination of the type species and remaining congeners to clarify the validity of Crocodilosa. At present, the genus ha...

First Report of Centruroides limpidus in Tlaxcala, Mexico

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First Report of Centruroides limpidus in Tlaxcala, Mexico

Abstract

This study reports, for the first time, scorpions belonging to the genus Centruroides Marx 1890 in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Three specimens of C. limpidus (Karsch 1879) were collected in urban areas of the state. The scorpion fauna of Tlaxcala remains understudied, possibly due to the low prevalence of scorpionism. The presence of C. limpidus indicates a potential public health concern in the state.

Este estudio se reporta por primera vez escorpiones pertenecientes al género Centruroides Marx 1890 en Tlaxcala, México. Se colectaron tres especímenes de C. limpidus (Karsch 1879) en zonas urbanas del estado. La fauna de escorpiones de Tlaxcala permanece poco estudiada, posiblemente debido a la baja prevalencia del escorpionismo. La presencia de C. limpidus indica un potencial problema de salud pública en el estado.

Verónica Hernández-Hernández, Yuriria Meza-Castillo, Vianey Vidal-Acosta, Eduardo Dávalos-Becerril, Fabián Correa-Morales, Cassandra González-Acosta, Miguel Moreno-García "First Report of Centruroides limpidus in Tlaxcala, Mexico," Southwestern Entomologist, 49(1), 547-550, (11 April 2024)