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title: "Superstition Mountains Scorpion"
description: "Superstitionia donensis — Insecten en spinnen. Superstitionia donensis is a species of scorpion, the only species in the genus Superstitionia and the family Superstitioniidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/superstition-mountains-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Superstition Mountains Scorpion

> Superstitionia donensis — Insecten en spinnen. Superstitionia donensis is a species of scorpion, the only species in the genus Superstitionia and the family Superstitioniidae.

- Scientific name: *Superstitionia donensis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Bergen), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 811
- Wikidata: [Q20016532](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20016532)
- iNaturalist taxon: [210428](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/210428)

## Names

- en: Superstition Mountains Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

US (704), MX (88)

## Summary

Superstitionia donensis is a species of scorpion, the only species in the genus Superstitionia and the family Superstitioniidae.
This species was discovered in Arizona in 1940 by H.L Stahnke and predominately is found in western New Mexico, Arizona, extreme southern Nevada, and southern California in the United States. It is also found in Baja California, Baja California Sur, and Sonora in Mexico.
The genus name refers to the Superstition Mountains where the species was first discovered. S. donensis is normally found living in mountain terrain and under rocks or near plants in desert terrain.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superstitionia

## Photo

![Superstition Mountains Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/superstition-mountains-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua Zupan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345598417

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/superstition-mountains-scorpion?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).