Hadrurus hirsutus
Hadrurus hirsutus, also known as the desert hairy scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the Hadruridae family. It was first described by Horatio C. Wood Jr. in 1863. Distribution. This species is endemic to the state of Baja California Sur in Mexico. Description. The male specimen described by Williams in 1970 measured 107.4 mm, and the female specimen measured 98.7 mm. Taxonomy. "Hadrurus hirsutus" was given the protonym "Buthus hirsutus" by Wood in 1863. Tamerlan Thorell placed it in the genus "Hadrurus" in 1876.