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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Scorpions (Scorpiones) » Iuridae » Giant Hairy Scorpions (Hadrurus) » Arizona Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis)
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Scorpion ID help - Hadrurus arizonensis
Copyright © 2010 Jakob Axelsson

Scorpion ID help - Hadrurus arizonensis
Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
March 21, 2010
Size: about 3 inches (7-8 cm)
I found this specimen under a board in Borrego Springs one early morning. Can someone please help me identify it?
/Jakob
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Contributed by Natrix on 28 March, 2010 - 2:04pm
Last updated 23 May, 2010 - 9:50pm

likely
This is probably H. arizonensis "pallidus", a pale color form found among sand dune areas. There is also a similar color form among dune populations of H. obscurus. The localiy is good for H. arizonensis "pallidus" reports, but H. obscurus is also found at ABSP. I is impossible to say for sure which species it is without looking at certain characters like the trichobothria on the hands.
… Kari J McWest, 23 May, 2010 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Giant Hairy Scorpions.
… Kari J McWest, 23 May, 2010 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

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… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 10 April, 2010 - 9:55am login or register to post comments

ID
I would try Hadrurus.
… Andy Calderwood, 28 March, 2010 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

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