Hadrurus hirsutus explained
Hadrurus hirsutus, also known as the desert hairy scorpion,[1] is a species of scorpion in the Hadruridae family. It was first described by Horatio C. Wood Jr. in 1863.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to the state of Baja California Sur in Mexico.[3]
Description
The male specimen described by Williams in 1970 measured 107.4 mm, and the female specimen measured 98.7 mm.[4]
Taxonomy
Hadrurus hirsutus was given the protonym Buthus hirsutus by Wood in 1863. Tamerlan Thorell placed it in the genus Hadrurus in 1876.[5]
Original publication
- Wood, 1863: Descriptions of new species of North American Pedipalpi. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,, (original text).
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Gurley . Russ . Brough . Clarice . Desert Hairy Scorpion . Animal-World . 20 November 2021.
- Wood, 1863 : Descriptions of new species of North American Pedipalpi.Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia,, (original text).
- Fet, Sissom, Lowe & Braunwalder, 2000 : Catalog of the Scorpions of the World (1758-1998). New York Entomological Society, .
- Williams, 1970 : A systematic revision of the giant hairy scorpion genus Hadrurus. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, No. 87, (original text).
- Thorell, 1876 : On the classification of Scorpions. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 4,, (original text).
