The Scorpion Fauna of California
This page serves as the entry page for several documents relating to
the scorpions of California. On this page is a list of the scorpions
known to occur in California. The list is incomplete and tentative,
as several recently discovered undescribed species are not included,
and several synonoms and taxonomic reallocations are likely to
result from the completion of pending and planned studies.
Ultimately, when I've found the time to complete the key, I'll
link each species to a page which offers a full description and
literature review. Those pages will be reachable either by
clicking on one of the taxa below, or by following the key.
Each species, via the author's name, will also be linked to
publication in which it was first described (listed in the
forthcoming Scorpions of California bibliography).
From this page, you can also access an
Identification Key to the Scorpions of California and an
annotated bibliography both of which are
under development.
If you would like to offer additions or emendations to the list,
the key, or the bibliography, or would like to make comments about
them, feel free to use the response form at the bottom of this page.
SCORPIONES Hemprich and Ehrenberg 1837
Family BUTHIDAE Simon 1879
Family IURIDAE Thorell 1876
Subfamily Hadrurinae Stahnke 1974
Genus Anuroctonus Pocock 1893
- Anuroctonus phaiodactylus (Wood 1863)
Genus Hadurus Thorell 1876
- Hadrurus arizonensis arizonensis Ewing 1928
- Hadrurus arizonensis pallidus Williams 1970
- Hadrurus obscurus Williams 1970
- Hadrurus spadix Stahnke 1940
Family SUPERSTIONIDAE Stahnke 1940
Family VAEJOVIDAE Thorell 1876
Genus Paruroctonus Werner 1934
- Paruroctonus arenicola nudipes Haradon 1984
- Paruroctonus baergi (Williams and Hadley 1967)
- Paruroctonus bantai bantai (Gertsch and Soleglad 1966)
- Paruroctonus bantai saratoga Haradon 1984
- Paruroctonus becki (Gertsch and Allred 1965)
- Paruroctonus boreas (Girard 1854)
- Paruroctonus borregoensis borregoensis Williams 1972
- Paruroctonus hirsutipes Haradon 1984
- Paruroctonus luteolus (Gertsch and Soleglad 1966)
- Paruroctonus maritimus Williams 1989
- Paruroctonus marksi Haradon 1984
- Paruroctonus shulovi nevadae Haradon 1985
- Paruroctonus shulovi shulovi (Williams 1970)
- Paruroctonus silvestrii (Borelli 1909)
- Paruroctonus simulatus Haradon 1984
- Paruroctonus variabilis Hjelle 1982
- Paruroctonus xanthus (Gertsch and Soleglad 1966)
Genus Serradigitus Stahnke 1974.
- Serradigitus deserticola (Williams 1970)
- Serradigitus gertschi gertschi (Williams 1970)
- Serradigitus gertschi striatus (Hjelle 1972)
- Serradigitus gramenestris (Williams 1970)
- Serradigitus harbisoni (Williams 1970)
- Serradigitus joshuaensis Soleglad 1972
- Serradigitus subtilimanus Soleglad 1972
- Serradigitus torridus Willaims and Berke 1986
- Serradigitus wupatkiensis Stahnke 1940
Genus Smeringerus Haradon 1983
- Smeringerus aridus (Soleglad 1972)
- Smeringerus mesaensis (Stahnke 1957)
- Smeringerus vachoni immanis (Soleglad 1972)
- Smeringerus vachoni vachoni (Stahnke 1961)
Genus Uroctonites Williams and Savary 1991
- Uroctonites giulianii Williams and Savary 1991
- Uroctonites montereus (Gertsch and Soleglad 1972)
- Uroctonites sequoia (Gertsch and Soleglad 1972)
Genus Uroctonus Thorell 1876
- Uroctonus franckei Williams 1986
- Uroctonus grahami Gertsch and Soleglad 1972
- Uroctonus mordax mordax Thorell 1876
- Uroctonus mordax pluridens Hjelle 1972
Genus Vaejovis Koch 1836
- Vaejovis andreas (Gertsch and Soleglad 1972)
- Vaejovis angelenus (Gertsch and Soleglad 1972)
- Vaejovis bogerti (Gertsch and Soleglad 1972)
- Vaejovis confusus Stahnke 1940
- Vaejovis glimmei (Hjelle 1972)
- Vaejovis hirsuticauda Banks 1928
- Vaejovis iviei Gertsch and Soleglad 1972
- Vaejovis minimus minimus Kraepelin 1911
- Vaejovis minimus castaneus Gertsch & Soleglad 1972
- Vaejovis minimus thompsoni Gertsch & Soleglad 1972
- Vaejovis mumai Sissom 1993
- Vaejovis puritanus Gertsch 1958
- Vaejovis spicatus Haradon 1974
- Vaejovis spinigerus (Wood) 1863
- Vaejovis waeringi Williams 1970
- Vaejovis williamsi (Gertsch and Soleglad 1972)
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