Serradigitus miscionei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Scorpiones |
Family: | Vaejovidae |
Genus: | Serradigitus |
Species: | S. miscionei
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Binomial name | |
Serradigitus miscionei Ayrey, 2011
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Serradigitus miscionei, commonly known as the Walnut Gulch scorpion, is a rare species of scorpion found only in southern Arizona, United States. [1] This species is one of three Serradigitus species found in Arizona.
Serradigitus miscionei is a small reddish, brown scorpion, adult females reach an average length of only 25 millimetres (1 in). It was discovered while searching for lizards on the walls of a wash that empties into the San Pedro River. It was described on the first of February 2011 by Richard Ayrey. [1]
Serradigitus miscionei seems to prefer vertical sand substrate, which is not commonly seen in other scorpion species. [1] Like most scorpions, Serradigitus miscionei feeds primarily on small invertebrates. Its venom is not known to be medically significant to humans, dogs or other mammals. [1]