noexcuse4you
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First scorp of 2009.I found this little guy under a rock today. Its maybe an inch in length. Anyone know what it is?
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Lick496
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Where did u find it? I know the Opistopthalmus species isnt local, but its looks kinda similar to some of them
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noexcuse4you
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I found it in Los Penasquitos Canyon. Its a coastal canyon in San Diego. This is the furthest west I've found scorps so far.
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SeanCasey
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My guess is a Paruroctonus species based off of the chela and metasoma.
Although a few Vaejovis have similar appearance as well.
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noexcuse4you
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I just got a reply from Zach Valois. Looks like I found something important!
| Quote: | Good god, looks like something we are calling Pseudouroctonus cf. rufulus. An interesting little relict from the withstanding Baja populations to the south. This animal is very important. Although most of the sequencing is done, these 'Uroctonoids' are related genera are still being investigated. A colleague and I spent an entire night the Los Pen. Canyon/Del Mar Mesa area looking for this !!!! thing during our last research trip through CA. Must have been too hot and dry (it was last August), plus we did not get to scout out too many areas as we where hauling butt to make it before dark to this area from a previous night surveying the channel islands.
Are you attached to this thing? If not then we need it!
Please email me the exact coordinates, number collected, other species found, all collectors, and habitat photos if you have them. Any other notes such as how you found it (blacklight vs rockflipped), behavior or action when observed, etc etc etc.
If you can go collect more please do so (although these are typically found in low numbers). We will either have you send them to either David Sissom at WTAMU in Texas or Edmundo Gonzales at AMNH in New York. Our project PI is in Africa for the next few months, otherwise the package would go to him. We should be able fully reimburse you for the package, if not then just send it to me and then I will send it to who it needs to go to. It can go USPS via priority.
Since the project PI is out of town and nobody is here to do the sequencing, it would be best to send it to me so I can properly preserve the specific parts for DNA extraction. Just let me know if you are at all interested in donating this specimen and/or can grab more. You —of course— will be cited for the donation and collection.
Let me know! Thanks for sharing! This was one of the few species we were not able to collect for DNA analysis.
You can contact me at 801-***-****, or email at Z_Valois@yahoo.com |
Edit by Warren
Didnt want Zach's number accessible to everyone
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SeanCasey
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That is very interesting indeed. Nice find.
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balam
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Very cool!
So many species to fully document and analyze that is thanks to Hobbyists like yourself that go out there and happen to find them which helps to get a more accurate lineage and overall "big picture"!!!!!
Right on Kyle!
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WBurke17
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Thats really cool, now ya got to do a write up on the area for our Haunts section http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/fo...=eb3e59bbe3bb66c78048c694a9b06f41
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| noexcuse4you wrote: | I just got a reply from Zach Valois. Looks like I found something important!
| Quote: | | Good god, looks like something we are calling Pseudouroctonus cf. rufulus. ... |
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Woot. I got that right... 
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