Inyo County, CA

Hadrurus arizonensis arizonensis Ewing, 1928

¹¹ Death Valley National Monument, 2 miles north of Bennett’s Well, 15 April 1968 (C.G. Lytle, J. Bigelow, B Nevelyn, M.A. Cazier)

Hadrurus obscurus Williams, 1970

¹¹ 7 to 10 miles west of Lone Pine, 29 August 1968 (J. Haddock)

¹¹ Tungsten City Mine, 6.2 miles west of Bishop, 26 August 1965 (V.F. Lee, K. Hom, A. Jung)

¹¹ Saline Valley, 4 July 1957, 27 Nov. 1959, 8 April 1960, 14 June 1960 (B. Banta)

Hadrurus spadix Stahnke, 1940

¹¹ Saline Valley, 19 collections from pit traps from May to August 1959, (B. Banta)

¹¹ Antelope Springs, 24 Aug. 1960 (J.W. Macswain)

¹¹ Death Valley National Monument, Grapevine Springs, 12 April 1968 (S.C. Williams, V.F. Lee, J. Bigelow)

¹¹ Death Valley National Monument, 3 miles north of Grapevine Ranger Station, 15 April 1965, V.F. Lee)

¹¹ Death Valley National Monument, Scotty’s Ranch, 13 April 1968(G. Lytle, J. Bigelow, M.A. Cazier)

¹¹ 7.4 miles east of Deep Springs College, along highway 168, 10 Sept. 1968, (F. Ennik, C.R. Smith)

Paruroctonus boreus (Girard, 1854)

³ Westgard Pass, 1961 (R. Hock)

³ Dry wash of the North Fork of Crooked Creek, opposite Bucks Peak, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Area, Inyo National Forest, elevation 9270 feet, 10 September 1968 (C.R. Smith, R. Ennik)

Paruroctonus bantai bantai (Gertsch & Soleglad, 1966)

⁷ Saline Valley, 21 Sept. 1971 (D. Giuliani), June 1959, 4 July 1959, 5 July 1959, 22 Nov. 1959, 27 Nov. 1959, 28 Nov. 1959, 6 March 1960, 3 April 1962 (B. Banta)

Paruroctonus shulovi nevadae (Haradon, 1985)

⁷ 5 mi. N Tecopa (1400 feet), 1 Feb. 1970 (V. Lee)

Paruroctonus shulovi shulovi (Williams, 1970)

⁷ Death Valley Natl. Mon., Scotty’s Ranch (3000 feet), 13 April 1968 (M.A. Cazier, et al.)

⁷ Grapevine Spring, 4 mi. E Uhehebe Crater (2100 feet), 12 April 1968 (S.C. Williams, V.F. Lee)

⁷ 1 mi. N Ubehebe Crater (2100 feet), 12 April 1968 (S.C. Williams, V.F. Lee)

⁷ N side Ubehebe Crater Rd., 1.8 mi. W jct. Hwy. 72, 14 Oct. 1977 (J. Hjelle, W. Savary)

⁷ Mesquite Springs Campground, 14 Oct. 1977 (J. Hjelle, W. Savary)

⁷ Mesquite Springs, 10 June 1970 (M.A. Cazier, et al.)

Paruroctonus simulatus Haradon, 1985

⁷ Eureka Valley, sand dunes, 4 September 1975 (D. Giuliani)

⁷ Saline Valley, Racetrack Valley Rd. (1950-2100 feet), 27 Nov. 1959 (B. Banta)

⁷ Saline Valley, Grapevine Canyon Rd. (2300-3400 feet), 27 Nov. 1959 (B. Banta)

⁷ Death Valley Natl. Mon., along Grapevine Canyon Rd., 32 mi. NW jct. Hwy. 190, 13 Oct. 1977 (J. Hjelle, W.E. Savary)

Smeringurus vachoni vachoni (Stahnke, 1961)

¹⁰ Saline Valley and Inyo Mts., 1959-1960 (B. Banta)

¹⁰ Death Valley National Monument, Scotty’s Ranch (3000 ft.), 13 April 1968 (G. Lytle et al.)

¹⁰ Ubehebe Crater (2500 ft.), 10 April 1968 (S.C. Williams et al.)

¹⁰ Grapevine Spring (2100 ft.), 12 April 1968 (S.C. Williams et al.)

¹⁰ Stovepipe Wells (sea level), 9 April 1968 (S.C. Williams, V. Lee)

¹⁰ 2 mi. N Bennett’s Well, 15 April 1968 (G. Lytle et al.)

¹⁰ Travertine Springs, ½ mi. E Furnace Creek Inn, 11 April 1968 (S.C. Williams et al.)

¹⁰ Midway Well (-100 ft.), 11 April 1968 (S.C. Williams et al.)

¹⁰ Midway Well, 11 April 1968 (J. Bigelow et al.)

¹⁰ Twenty Mule Team Canyon, 14 April 1968 (J. Bigelow, M.A. Cazier)

Uroctonites giulianii Williams & Savary, 1991

⁴ White Mountains, Inyo National Forest, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) S of Schulman Grove, el. 3080 m, 4 Sep 1988 (S.C. Williams, V.F. Lee)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Lead Canyon, el. 1951, 18 May 1976 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Addie Canyon, el. 2160 m, 5 Aug 1975 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Addie Canyon, el. 2130 m, 20 May 1976 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Addie Canyon, el. 2130 m, 8 May 1974 (L. Lapre, S. Mifras)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Beveridge Canyon, el. 2000 m, 4 Jul 1975 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Beveridge Canyon, el 2900 m, Jul 1975 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Lead Canyon, el 1950 m, 18 May 1976 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Lead Canyon, el 1980 m, under rock, 11 Apr 1974 (L. Lapre, M. Eells)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Ridge N of Lead Canyon, el. 2134, Dec 1980 (D. Howell)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, 11.3 km (7 mi) N and 4.8 km (3 mi) E of Lone Pine, el 1829 m, 14 Apr 1989 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Waucobo Canyon, el. 1980-2290 m, 9 Jun 1976 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ Inyo Mountains, Willow Creek, el. 1370 m, 16 Sep 1976 (D. Giuliani)

⁴ White Mountains, 0.2 km (0.1 mi) NE of Batchelder Spring, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) N of and 8.8 km (5.5 mi) E of Big Pine, el 1860 m, 28 Aug 1984 to 11 Jun 1985 (D. Giuliani), alcohol/antifreeze pitfall

⁴ White Mountains, The Narrows, 16.1 km (10 mi) NE of junction of state Highways 395 and 168 on Highway 168, el. 2100 m, 13 Aug 1988 (W.E. Savary, R. Jackson)

⁴ White Mountains, 0.2 km (0.1 mi) NE of Batchelder Spring, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) N of and 8.8 km (5.5 mi) E of Big Pine, el. 1860 m, 1 Oct 1985 to 28 Jun 1986 (D. Giuliani), alcohol/antifreeze pitfall

⁴ White Mountains, Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, 1.1 km (0.7 mi) S of Schulman Grove, el. 3080 m, 4 Sep 1988 (S.C. Williams, V.F. Lee)

⁴ White Mountians, 1.8 km (1.2 mi) S of Shulman Grove, el. 2930 m, 4 Sep 1988 (S.C. Williams, V.F. Lee)

⁴ Sierra Nevada, Shannon Canyon, 4.8 km (3 mi) N and 8.0 km (5 mi) W Big Pine, el 2042 m, 9 June 1988 (D. Giuliani)

Uroctonus franckei Williams, 1986

¹ 17.7km (11 miles) W Big Pine, elevation 2376m, 17 Sept. 1980, collected with a blacklight

¹ 4.8km (3 miles) E Whitney Portal, 30 Sept. 1980, collected with a blacklight

References:

1) Williams, S. C. 1986A New Species of Uroctonus from the Sierra Nevada of California (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 62(4): 359-362

3) Hjelle, J. T. 1972. Scorpions of the Northern Californian coast ranges. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences, 92: 1-59

4) Williams, S. C. & W. E. Savary. 1991. Uroctonites, a new genus of scorpion from Western North America (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 67(4): 272-287

7) Haradon, R. M. 1985. New groups and species belonging to the nominate subgenus Paruroctonus (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Journal of Arachnology, 13: 19-42

10) Haradon, R. M. 1983. Smeringurus, a new subgenus of Paruroctonus Werner (Scorpiones, Vaejovidae). Journal of Arachnology, 11(2): 251-270

11) Williams, S. C. 1970. A systematic revision of the giant hairy scorpion genus Hadrurus. Occasional Papers fo the California Academy of Sciences, 87: 1-62.