Vaejovis montanus Graham & Bryson, 2010

Vaejovis montanus Graham & Bryson, 2010 View in CoL

Figures 4 View FIGURE 4 , 13l View FIGURE 13 , 14k View FIGURE 14 , 15l View FIGURE 15 , 16l View FIGURE 16 , 17l View FIGURE 17 , 18l View FIGURE 18 , 19l View FIGURE 19 , 30 View FIGURE 30

Vaejovis montanus Graham & Bryson, 2010: 286 View in CoL –292, Figs: 1–6, 8–24.

Vaejovis montanus: Bryson et al., 2013 View in CoL ; Contreras-Félix et al., 2015: 134.

Type material. Holotype male. MEXICO: Chihuahua, from a small ejido 5 km SW Guadalupe y Calvo , SE of Zorrillo ( N 26.0398°, W 106.9396°, elev. 2625 m). VII-14-2008. Cols: R. W. Bryson Jr., M. Torocco and F. Mendoza-Quijano ( CAS Type No. 18488). Examined. GoogleMaps

Paratypes: 5 ♀, same data as the holotype ( CAS), examined GoogleMaps ; 1 ♂ and 5 ♀, same data as the holotype ( UANL), examined GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis. Adult size 28.1 mm on males (Fig: 30-a, b), 26.7 to 34.2 mm on females; carapace, as long as metasomal segment V (Carapace L/MS-V 1 [0.89±0.08]) and longer than femur (Carapace L/ Femur L 1.24 [1.15±0.1). Anterior margin of carapace slightly concave, without median notch (Fig: 13-l). Mesosomal tergite VII with one pair of granular carinae, not reaching posterior margin. Pectinal teeth 11–13 [10–15]; sternite V with an elongated whitish patch reaching anterior margin, sternite VII with lateral carinae feebly granular, with 10 setae. Metasomal segment I subquadrate in dorsal view (MSI L/ W 0.80 [0.69±0.01]); intercarinal spaces on segments I–IV smooth. Segment V longer than wide (MS-V L/ W 2.21 [2.1±0.2]). Vesicle slender (L/ W 1.79 [1.7±0.01]), thin (W/D 1.21 [1.28±0.01]), on males with a well-developed vesicular gland dorsally (Fig: 14-l). Pedipalp femur (Fig: 15-l) and patella (Fig: 16-l) less than three times as long as wide (Femur L/ W 2.84 [2.58±0.1]; Patella L/ W 2.83 [2.54±0.06]). Chela longer than wide (CM L/ W 1.87 [1.76±0.04]), deeper than wide (CM W/D 0.84 [0.83±0.01]), with dorsal prosubmedian and prolateral median carinae granular (Fig: 17, 18-l). Pedipalp chela fingers on males with dentate margins straight.

Hemispermatophore (Fi: 19-l); lamella with an apical crest present about 1/3 length of lamina; wider at level of hooks; lamellar hook moderately elongated and bent at 90 degrees. Median lobe well-sclerotized, with margin dentate.

Full morphometric variation is given in tables 13 and 14. Setae variation is given in tables 9–12.

Distribution. Known from the type locality ( Chihuahua) and has been reported from another locality in Sonora (Yecora) ( Figure 4 View FIGURE 4 ).

Natural history. This species was located under rocks and fallen logs in pine-oak forest.