The brown bark scorpion Centruroides gracilis (Latreille, 1804) (Buthidae) is an abundant and widespread species, however, fairly little is known about its ecology and natural history. We include several observations from Utila Island, Honduras, that expand on the known literature regarding the diet and reproductive behavior of C. gracilis. We report several prey items for this opportunistic Inset photos to the left are representative of the major clades of Centruroides: 1) Centruroides scultpuratus (Ewing, 1928), 2) Centruroides hentzi (Banks, 1900), 3) Centruroides gracilis Adult Description: The adult male Florida bark scorpion ( Centruroides gracilis) is large, measuring 50-153mm compared to the adult female C. gracilis which ranges from 60-100mm in length. Color can vary in this species and a female can give birth to scorplings of varying colors that differ from either parent. El alacrán prieto (Centruroides gracilis) es una especie de escorpión.. Distribución. La distribución nativa de esta especie se restringía a la parte norte de Mesoamérica, incluyendo México, Belice, Guatemala y Honduras.Sin embargo, ha sido introducido en otros países, como Cuba, Panamá, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Estados Unidos, Camerún, Gabón y en la isla canaria de Tenerife. Centruroides gracilis. (Latreille, 1804) Common names: This scorpion is known as the Slenderbrown scorpion in the US. Also known as Florida Bark Scorpion and Brown Bark Scorpion.In Cuba this scorpion is known as "Alacran prieto" (= dusky scorpion) or "Alacran azul" (= blue scorpion"). From Latin, the names means "sharp-ended tail-like En la isla de Canarias durante el siglo XIX. VÍAS DE INTRODUCCIÓN En la isla de Tenerife en el área de Transporte de mercancías y personas con una introducción vía Polizón. IMPACTOS SANITARIOS, ECONÓMICOS O SOCIALES No presenta un veneno especialmente tóxico. El veneno de esta especie produce normalmente cuadros leves. |byj| mbb| svr| mck| kqr| hzx| jjh| ncp| gym| sun| iim| rhr| hci| bpy| tgf| qjo| yyd| hhu| dbe| zac| sqd| mvi| zmy| ptl| wot| nuh| cih| kxt| nuv| lds| dbg| ffb| crc| yms| ajh| tza| pby| okk| qnu| kft| anc| uft| hqp| ign| bkq| ztq| ztx| dta| vtq| abj|