ARTÍCULO: A new Vaejovis (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) with a subaculear tooth from Michoacan, Mexico Oscar F. Francke & Javier Ponce Saavedra Abstract: Vaejovis kuarapu sp. n., from Municipio Paracuaro, Michoacan is described and illustrated, including the hemispermatophore. This is the fifth species of Vaejovis from Mexico, fourth from the mainland, with a well developed subaculear tooth. Vaejovis zihuatanejensis Baldazo-Monsivais, 2003, is synonymized under Vae- jovis acapulco Armas & Martin-Frias, 2001. ARTÍCULO: A new Vaejovis (Scorpiones: Vaejo- vidae) with a subaculear tooth from Michoacan, Mexico Key words: Scorpiones, Vaejovidae, systematics, Michoacan, Mexico. Taxonomy: Vaejovis kuarapu sp. n. Vaejovis acapulco Armas & Martín-Frías, 2001 =Vaejovis zihuatanejensis Baldazo-Monsivais, 2003 syn. n. Oscar F. Francke Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Univ. Nacional Autónoma de México. Apartado Postal 70-153, 04510 México, D. F. offb@ibiologia.unam.mx Un nuevo Vaejovis (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae) con espina subaculear de Michoacán, México. Javier Ponce Saavedra Laboratorio de Entomología “Biol. Sócrates Cisneros Paz.” Facultad de Biología, Universidad Resumen: Michoacana de San Nicolás de Se describe Vaejovis kuarapu sp. n., del Municipio de Paracuaro, Michoacán. Es la quinta especie del género en México que posee un diente subaculear desarrollado. Se sinonimiza a Vaejovis zihuatanejensis Baldazo-Monsivais, 2003, bajo Vaejovis acapulco Armas & Martín-Frías, 2001. Hidalgo, Edificio B-4, 2º piso. Ciudad Universitaria, 58060 Morelia, Michoacán. jponce@zeus.umich.mx Palabras clave: Scorpiones, Vaejovidae, sistemática, Michoacán, México. Taxonomía: Vaejovis kuarapu sp. n. Vaejovis acapulco Armas & Martín-Frías, 2001 =Vaejovis zihuatanejensis Baldazo-Monsivais, 2003 syn. n. Revista Ibérica de Aracnología ISSN: 1576 - 9518. Dep. Legal: Z-2656-2000. Vol. 12, 31-XII-2005 Sección: Artículos y Notas. Pp: 63 − 68. Introduction Seven species of Vaejovis Koch, 1836 with a well developed subacu- lear tooth have been described: (1) Vaejovis spicatus Haradon, 1974, from southern California, U.S.A.; (2) Vaejovis pattersoni Williams & Haradon, 1980 (in Williams, 1980), from Baja California Sur, Mexico; (3) Vaejovis chamelaensis Williams, 1986, from Jalisco, Mexico; (4) Vaejovis mumai Sissom, 1993, from Arizona, U.S.A.; (5) Vaejovis acapulco Armas & Martín-Frias, 2001, from Guerrero, Mexico; (6) Vaejovis nayarit Armas & Martín-Frias, 2001, from Nayarit, Mexico; and (7) Vaejovis zihuatanejensis Baldazo-Monsivais, 2003, also from Guerrero. The objectives of this contri- bution are to describe another species with a subaculear tooth; and secondar- ily to synonimize V. zihuatanejensis. Edita: Grupo Ibérico de Aracnología (GIA) Grupo de trabajo en Aracnología de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragone- sa (SEA) Avda. Radio Juventud, 37 50012 Zaragoza (ESPAÑA) Tef. 976 324415 Fax. 976 535697 C-elect.: amelic@telefonica.net Director: Carles Ribera C-elect.: cribera@ub.edu Materials and methods Nomenclature and mensuration for the most part follow that of Stahnke (1970), with the following exceptions: metasomal carinal terminology after Francke (1977), and trichobothrial terminology after Vachon (1974). Hemis- permatophore preparation follows Sissom et al. (1990). The description largely follows in organization and details of that recently published by Sis- som and Gonzalez-Santillan (2004); except that the diagnosis for the new species enumerates only characters considered most useful in identifying the species, and comparisons with taxa considered its closest relatives are pro- vided in a separate section. Indice, resúmenes, abstracts vols. publicados: http://entomologia.rediris.es/sea/ publicaciones/ria/index.htm Página web GIA: http://entomologia.rediris.es/gia Página web SEA: http://entomologia.rediris.es/sea