Vaejovis globosus, Bolsón de Mapimí. Photograph courtesy of Kari McWest.
The telson of the female is distinctly globose, and the body is lustrous.
Coahuila and Durango in Mexico; Brewster County in Texas. Not reported from Chihuahua, but probably occurs along the eastern edge.
Vaejovis globosus feeds on arthropods.
Jackman, J. A. 1997. A field guide to spiders and scorpions of Texas. Gulf Press, Houston.
Polis, G. A. 1990. The biology of scorpions. Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
Scorpions of the Chihuahuan Desert
Aaron Bodor, June 2006
Last Update: 5 Jul 2006