Biology:Hadrurus hirsutus

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Hadrurus hirsutus
Desert Hairy Scorpian.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Scorpiones
Family: Caraboctonidae
Genus: Hadrurus
Species:
H. hirsutus
Binomial name
Hadrurus hirsutus
(Wood, 1863)

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, vol. 15, p. 107-112 (original text).

References

  1. Gurley, Russ; Brough, Clarice. "Desert Hairy Scorpion". https://animal-world.com/encyclo/reptiles/scorpions/DesertHairyScorpion.php. 
  2. Wood, 1863 : Descriptions of new species of North American Pedipalpi.Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 15, p. 107-112 (original text).
  3. Fet, Sissom, Lowe & Braunwalder, 2000 : Catalog of the Scorpions of the World (1758-1998). New York Entomological Society, p. 1-690.
  4. Williams, 1970 : A systematic revision of the giant hairy scorpion genus Hadrurus. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, No. 87, p. 1–62 (original text).
  5. Thorell, 1876 : On the classification of Scorpions. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 4, vol. 4, p. 1-15 (original text).

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3125638 entry