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.[1]
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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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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.[2]
Species
edit- Kovarikia angelena (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
- Kovarikia bogerti (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
- Kovarikia williamsi (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1972)
References
edit- ^ 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.