New scorps

SeanCasey · New scorps

My first new scorps came in. I still have some more comming in over the next week and I'll add them to this thread. Anyhow I have 6 new Vaejovis Carolinianus scorpions. They are 3rd or 4th instar. Tinny little buggers. My camera's macro has a hard time getting a good picture of these guys.

~Abyss~

Oh for those of you that care there has been a genus change. I dont think carolinianus is on the list but you guys should check it out.
http://www.ub.ntnu.no/scorpion-files/vaejovidae_updates.pdf

SeanCasey

I didn't see Carolinianus on the list, but there were quite a few that I've seen for sale that are now in a new Genus.

One of these days I'll have to research exactly what gets a species put into one genus or another. Is this purely objective, or is there some subjectivity as well?

I understand the basics of how the categorizing works, but I am confused about why it changes. Is it because at first glance a group of speices most closely match one genus and then with additional review/new species they find one or two common traits that is not shared with the original genus, and thus create a new one?

I am curious over what criteria is used to make determinations and what review process changes have to go through.

~Abyss~

I personally don't agree with all of it. But I wanna see what Kari and Luc think of this.

~Abyss~

http://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=20145

SeanCasey

Well, http://www.iczn.org/ explains a bunch about scientific names.

SeanCasey

Ok so that makes one SCABIES BBQ and three new scorps. I love how that works!

Androctonus Australis

Rhopalurus Junceus

I read the debate and I am trowing my supported behind this being a:
Vaejovis Puritanus

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SeanCasey

No pictures yet (just got them) but I now also have:

Lychas Infuscatus (one of which appears to have moulted on the way over)
Isometrus Maculatus
Chaerilus Celebensis
Centruroides Margaritatus - "Bicolor morph"
And some more R. Junceus as well.

WBurke17

Very nice..
Who are you getting the R. junceus from?
PM me

SeanCasey · Pictures!

Isometrus Maculatus

Lychas Infuscatus

Centruroides Margaritatus

Chaerilus Celebensis

dban

Man, were all these scorpions at the BBQ? I only saw the australis and the possible Vaejovis Puritanus.

New scorps

Pictures!