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Kochius

Kochius is a genus of scorpions. Kochius scorpions are found in southwestern North America. The genus was first described in 2008 by Michael E. Soleglad and Victor Fet.

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Kochius
Kochius punctipalpi, Baja California Sur, 2015
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Vaejovidae
Subfamily: Syntropinae
Genus: Kochius
Soleglad & Fet, 2008
Species1

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Kochius is a genus of scorpions.2 Kochius scorpions are found in southwestern North America.3 The genus was first described in 2008 by Michael E. Soleglad and Victor Fet.4

Taxonomy

Kochius contains the following species:

  • Kochius barbatus (Williams, 1971)
  • Kochius bruneus (Williams, 1970)
  • Kochius cerralvensis (Williams, 1971)
  • Kochius colluvius Ayrey, Jones & Myers, 2019
  • Kochius hirsuticauda (Banks, 1910)
  • Kochius insularis (Williams, 1970)
  • Kochius magdalensis (Williams, 1971)
  • Kochius punctipalpi (Wood, 1863)
  • Kochius sonorae (Williams, 1971)
  • Kochius villosus (Williams, 1971)
References

References

  1. "Kochius". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. Citizen science observations for Kochius at iNaturalist
  3. "Kochius Soleglad et Fet 2008, gen. nov. - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. Soleglad, Michael E.; Fet, Victor; Marshall University (2008). "Contributions to scorpion systematics. III. Subfamilies Smeringurinae and Syntropinae (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)". Euscorpius. 2008 (71): 1–115. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2008.vol2008.iss71.1.