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

Scorpion
Vaejovis bilineatus

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Geographic Range

This species is found in Coahuila, Nuevo León, Aguascalientes, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, and Guanajuato.

Diet

Vaejovis bilineatus eats spiders and insects.

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Literature Cited

Polis, G. A. 1990. The Biology of Scorpions. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.

Yahia, N., and W. D. Sissom. 1996. Studies on the systematics and distribution of the scorpion Vaejovis bilineatus Pocock (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae). Journal of Arachnology, 24:81-88.

Web Resources

Scorpions of the Chihuahuan Desert

Scorpions of Texas

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Aaron Bodor, June 2006.

A.H. Harris, Last Update: 4 Jul 2006.