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Centruroides hoffmanni

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Centruroides hoffmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Buthidae
Genus: Centruroides
Species:
C. hoffmanni
Binomial name
Centruroides hoffmanni
(Armas, 1996)

Centruroides hoffmanni is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae.[1] The species can be found in the states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, Mexico. The specific name is taken from the Spanish name of the municipality from which the holotype originates. Hoffmanni can be distinguished by its unique telson and subaculear tubercle shaping. This species is yellow overall with a brown marbling on the carapace. It was originally compared with Centruroides thorelli, but may actually be more closely related to C. infamatus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Centruroides hoffmanni". ZipcodeZoo.com. 4 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ^ Martín-Frías, Eliézer; de Armas, Luis F.; Paniagua-Solís, Jorge F. (2005). "Redescription of the Mexican scorpion Centruroides hoffmanni Armas, 1996 (Scorpiones: Buthidae)". Euscorpius. 2005 (22): 1–7. doi:10.18590/euscorpius.2005.vol2005.iss22.1. ISSN 1536-9307.