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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Scorpionidae

Scorpion
Diplocentrus lindo

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Diplocentrus lindo

Scorpion (Diplocentrus lindo). Photograph by Kari McWest

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Physical Characteristics

Dark reddish brown. Robust pincers and a relatively short, stocky tail.

Geographic Range

This species is found in the Mexican states of Coahuila, Chihuahua, and Nuevo León, and also in Texas.

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Literature

Stockwell, S. A., and A. S. Baldwin. 2001. A new species of Diplocentrus (Scorpiones, Diplocentridae) from Texas. Journal of Arachnology 29:304–311. [PDF available].

Web Resources

Scorpions of the Chihuahuan Desert

Scorpions of Texas

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Aaron Bodor, June 2006.

Last Update: A.H. Harris, 29 Jun 2006.