| Kovarikia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Scorpiones |
| Family: | Vaejovidae |
| Genus: | Kovarikia Soleglad, Fet & Graham, 2014 |
| Diversity | |
| About 33 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Kovarikia, is a genus of scorpion belonging to the family Scorpionidae. All described species are restricted to humid rocky microhabitats of southern California. Three species identified.
Major identification is from unique neobothriotaxy found on the ventral surface of the pedipalp chelae. A secondary lamellar hook found on the hemispermatophore. Mating plug barb, is crescent shaped.
Species
- Kovarikia angelena (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
- Kovarikia bogerti (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
- Kovarikia williamsi (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
References
- Bryson Jr, Robert W.; Wood, Dustin A.; Graham, Matthew R.; Soleglad, Michael E.; McCormack, John E. (2018). "Genome-wide SNP data and morphology support the distinction of two new species of Kovarikia Soleglad, Fet & Graham, 2014 endemic to California (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae)". ZooKeys (739): 79–106. doi:10.3897/zookeys.739.20628. PMC 5904437. PMID 29674883. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- "Kovarikia, a new scorpion genus from California, USA (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae)". Euscorpius — Occasional Publications in Scorpiology. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Kovarikia | |