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| WEBJOSSER |
Phormictopus sp. just molted....she's a beauty but mean as hell....as soon as i open the lid she goes on threat mode ::lol::.....
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| balam |
WOW  Very Beautiful.
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| WEBJOSSER |
Here's an update on this pretty girl...
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| balam |
nice nice nice!
how large is she now? |
| WEBJOSSER |
She's about 5 1/2 6 inches....One more molt and I think she's be all purple..... |
| balam |
and no idea if she is cancerides? |
| WEBJOSSER |
Well I seen them with the name Phormictopus sp. purple and cancerides cancerides ? |
| ftorres |
HEllo All,
I'd seen only 3 species in the hobby. P cancerides P cancerides cancerides? P pluatus I own two P cancerides and P platus Who knows perhaps there are more now. Here is some info, taken from this site. http://www.theraphosidae.cz/articles/artphospcuba.htm Some characteristics of Phormictopus species (based on [Chamberlin 1917], [Smith 1986], [Schmidt 2003], [Ortiz & Bertani 2005], [Rudloff 2008]) from Cuba and closed regions: Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt 1991 Types: ♀ neotype deposited in ZMB, holotype probably lost, ♂ paratype deposited in ZMB (ZMB 32721, ZMB 32723). Type locality: uknown. Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominicana, northern foreland of island), Honduras. Diagnosis: P. atrichomatus differs from P. cancerides by bronze pubescens on carapace (contra violet pubescens in P. cancerides). Metatarsi I is distinctly bent as in P. cancerides. In males an apical part of embolus is distinctly longer than in P. cancerides, keel arangement of male palpal bulb and prolateral tibial apophysis are also distinguishable from P. cancerides. The prolateral tibial apophysis in P. cancerides has incrassate base tapering to the apex and appears as rounded triangle. The prolateral tibial apophysis in P. atrichomatus has finger-like shape. Palpal tibia has subapical protuberance on retrolateral face, in P. cancerides is absent. Spermathecae has two seminal receptacles joined in base, each receptaculum has uniform triangular shape without rounded lobe at apex [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: - Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani 2005 Types: ♂ holotype, ♂ paratype, ♀♀ paratypes deposited in IES. Type locality: ♂ holotype from Camagüey province: Sierra del Chorillo, vicinity of Gaspar Najasa cave [Rudloff 2008]. Distribution: Cuba, eastern provinces. Diagnosis: Adult males differ from those of P. nesiotes, P. cubensis and P. dubius in that metatarsus I, when flexed, makes contact with the apex of the retrolateral branch of the tibial spur, which is flat. In the aforementioned species, metatarsus I makes contact with the external side of the same branch, which is acute at the apex. Female spermathecae differ from those of P. cancerides, P. atrichomatus and P. melodermus, in that they are very well defined in the base, neck and fundus, instead of being subtriangular to subrectangular shaped and not well defined in this parts. Males and females also differ from other congeners by presenting a dense golden pubescens over the carapace and the appendages [Ortiz & Bertani 2005]. Males are distinguishable from other species by the shape of retrolateral tibial apophysis and by the coloration, females by the shape of spermathecae [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: - Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff 2008 Type: ♀ holotype deposited in ZMB. Type locality: Oasis de Baconao, Santiago de Cuba, Puerto Boniato. Distribution: Cuba, Santiago de Cuba province, east of Santiago de Cuba. Diagnosis: Males are distinguishable from other species by the sexual characters, females by the shape of spermathecae, both sexes by the coloration [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: - Phormictopus cancerides (Latreille 1806) Types: ♂ holotype from Haiti deposited in BMNH (contra Rudloff 2008: types in MNHP). Type locality: unknown. Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti: Port-Au-Prince; Dominicana). Diagnosis: Absence of plumose hairs on the anterior surface of femur I [Chamberlin 1917]. Haitian representatives of P. cancerides have from blue to red iridescent hairs on the caparace and the femurs. [Schmidt 2003]. Females are distinguishable from other species by the shape of spermathecae, males by the bent metatarsus (except P. atrichomatus), from P. atrichomatus by more bent apical end of embolus and distinctly short PI keel. Metatarsus I touches a retrolateral tibial apophysis when is bent. Another tool of determination can be an absence of retrolateral protuberance on palpal tibia. Coloration in living specimens can be also considered as criterion of determination [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: Often confused with Brachypelma spinicrus (now Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille 1819)). C. spinicrus has a golden iridescent hairs on carapace and femurs of all legs. [Smith 1986]. Phormictopus cancerides centumfocensis (Franganillo 1926) Types: syntypes of ♂♂ and ♀♀, holotype was not designed, syntypes lost or unlocalized [Alayón 2000]. Type locality: Cuba, Cienfuegos province [Alayón 2000], probably Cienfuegos province [Rudloff 2008]. Diagnosis: Abdomen and thorax of females dark, but covered by long rusty setae. Cephalothorax dark. Palpal tibium with ventral spines, two on tibium of female, four on tibium of male. Male bulbus similar to Eurypelma (now Aphonopelma) marxi Simon 1890 [Tarantulas of the world - 83/Juli 2003]. Notes: Franganillo unexplicably included this species to the synomized genus of Eurypelma (=Citharacanthus) to avoid its location to the genus Phormictopus. This subspecies is very uncertain [Alayón 2000]. This subspecies was synonymized with P. cautus [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer 1875) Types: ♂ holotype of Lasiodora cauta Ausserer 1875 deposited in BMNH. Type locality: unknown. Distribution: Cuba, provinces of Pinar del Rio, La Havana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos [Rudloff 2008; distribution map]. Diagnosis: Presence of plumose hairs on the anterior surface of femur I. Chamberlin 1917 stated that locality from which ♂ holotype came is unknown and supposed that P. cubensis described according ♀ by him could be ♀ of P. cautus [Chamberlin 1917]. Both sexes differ from other species by the gibbous sternum, especially in females. Females differ by the shape of spermathecae, males by the palpal bulb morphology and tibial apophyses [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: P. cautus is listed as Cuban species from Havana region [Schmidt 2003]. P. cancerides centumfocensis and P. nesiotes were synonymized with P. cautus [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff 2008 Types: ♀ holotype, ♀♂ paratypes deposited in ZMB. Type localities: Holguín province: El Yayal; Camagüey province: Sibanie; Santiago de Cuba province: north of Santiago de Cuba. Distribution: Cuba, provinces of Camagüey, Holguín and Santiago de Cuba. Diagnosis: Females are distinguishable from other species by the incrassate tibiae and by the shape of spermathecae, males by the shape of bulbs and tibial apophyses. Legs I, II, III of males are relatively shorter than in other species of the genus Phormictopus. Tibia IV of females are distinctly incrassate (width 4.36 contra 2.46 in metatarsus IV) [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: Species prefers arid and warm biotopes and is sympatric with P. auratus and Cyrtopholis ramsi Rudloff 1996, specialized for gasteropods as a prey [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin 1917 Types: ♀ holotype, ♀ paratype deposited in MCZ (MCZ 79, MCZ 82). ♀ paratype (MCZ 82) was misplaced, identified as P. auratus [Rudloff 2008] Type locality: unknown. Distribution: Cuba, western provinces of Pinar del Rio, La Havana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos [Rudloff 2008; distribution map]. Diagnosis: Presence of plumose hairs on the anterior surface of femur I [Chamberlin 1917]. Carapace is longer than patella+tibia of leg IV, no golden pubescens on the carapace, easily confused with Citharacanthus spinicrus (Latreille 1819) [Smith 1986]. In original Chamberlin´s description there is no information about absence of golden pubescens and about similarity to Citharacanthus spinicrus [Kaderka]. Species differs from other species by the coloration and by the shape of spermathecae in females and by palpal bulb morphology and tibial apophyses in males [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: This species was collected by Felipe Poey (holotype) and Mrs. Brown (paratype) [MCZ 2006]. This species was collected by F. Poey and is known only from province La Havana. Bryant (1940) supose that type specimen correspond with female of Phormictopus caudatus (Ausserer). Male is unknown [Alayón 2000]. There is probably error in transcription and P. caudatus (Ausserer) = P. cautus (Ausserer 1875) [Kaderka]. Acanthoscurria dubia Chamberlin 1917 and P. piephoi Schmidt 2003 were synonymized with P. cubensis. Spermathecae of P. piephoi and P. dubius are identical. Spermathecae of P. cubensis differ by the size of rounded apical lobes which are more extented. This extension corresponds with current variations inside the species [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff 2008 Types: ♀ holotype, ♂ paratype deposited in ZMB. Type locality: Cuba, Ciudad de La Havana province, Marianao. Distribution: Cuba, Ciudad de La Havana province. Diagnosis: Species differs from other species by the short embolus in male palpal bulb morphology, males have one spine near retrolateral tibial apophysis (retrolaterally) and one spine near prolateral tibial apophysis (prolaterally). Females are simply distinguishable by the shape of spermathecae [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: Synantropic species [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus jonai Rudloff 2008 Types: ♀ holotype, ♀♀ paratypes deposited in ZMB. Type locality: Cuba, Guantanamo province: Maisi, Ovando. Distribution: Cuba, Guantanamo province (eastern part). Diagnosis: Species differs from other species by the reduced spination on leg segments and by the shape of spermathecae which are not sclerotized [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: Species was discovered in secondary rain forest among plantations and is sympatric with P. auratus which has similar body size [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus melodermus Chamberlin 1917 Type: ♀ holotype deposited in MCZ. Type locality: Hispaniola (Haiti: 5 km O´Jackmel / Cyvadier). Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti). Diagnosis: Absence of plumose hairs on the anterior surface of femur I [Chamberlin 1917]. Species differs from other species by the shape of spermathecae [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: According official web site of MCZ where the holotype species is deposited the type locality was lost. This species was collected by F. Patch [MCZ 2006]. Phormictopus nesiotes Chamberlin 1917 Types: ♂ holotype, ♀♀ paratypes deposited in MCZ. Type locality: unknown. Distribution: Cuba. Diagnosis: Absence of plumose hairs on the anterior surface of femur I [Chamberlin 1917]. Tends to look like a small version of P. cancerides. Pubescens on carapace and legs, golden brown with grey intermixed. [Smith 1986]. Notes: This species was collected by Felipe Poey, known both sexes [Alayón 2000]. This species was collected by Mrs. Brown [MCZ 2006]. This species was synonymized with P. cautus [Rudloff 2008]. Phormictopus platus Chamberlin 1917 Types: ♀ holotype, ♀ paratype (contra Rudloff 2008: ♂ holotype, ♂ paratype, both probably subadult specimens) deposited in MCZ. Type locality: unknown. Distribution: USA, Tortugas Islands near Florida. Or Tortuga island near Haiti [Rudloff 2008]. Diagnosis: Presence of plumose hairs on the anterior surface of femur I [Chamberlin 1917]. Carapace as long as patella+tibia of leg IV. Plumose hairs on femur I slender and not as dense as P. cubensis [Smith 1986]. Diagnosis is impossible to establish because of immature types [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: This species was collected by J. B. Holder [MCZ 2006]. Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff 2008 Types: ♀ holotype, ♀♂ paratypes deposited in ZMB. Type localities: Ciego de Avila (♀♂), Sancti Spiritus, El Pedrero (♂), Sancti Spiritus (♀), Matanzas, Cardenas (♀), Varadero (♂). Distribution: Cuba, Matanzas province (north) Ciego de Avila province, Sancti Spiritus province. Diagnosis: Species differs from other species by the morphology of palpal bulb, females are distinguishable by the shape of spermathecae [Rudloff 2008]. Notes: - |
| WEBJOSSER |
Here's a link for this species
http://www.spidy.goliathus.com/en...-cancerides-cancerides-id212.html |
| Celeste |
OOOOHHH! Pretty tarantula!!! |
| WEBJOSSER |
Thanks Celeste
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