VERY! Confusticated, PLEASE HELP!!!!!

8 leg wonder · Jul 15, 2004

Ok the last I saw this spider it was orange and about 3 1/2 inches its now close to 6 and not so orange anymore, it was sold as a OBT. I am not so sure anymore, because it doesn't have the trademark starburst pattern on the opisthosoma. Could it possibly be a grey morph of a P. Murinus? Any opnions regarding its species or sex would greatly be appreciated, as I do not have experience sexing mature females.

8 leg wonder · Jul 16, 2004

Sorry about pic size, but can anyone tell me anything about this T?

Scorpiove · Jul 16, 2004

Do you have pics of before it molted? It would be really cool to see. Also one idea might be that maybe it is a hybrid between a regular color form P. murinus and the Usambara type murinus. Maybe that is why it changed color between the molts?

8 leg wonder · Jul 16, 2004

Soory no pics from before the last molt. But I can assure you it was a bright rusty orange like my other 3 Usambaras

Palespider · Jul 16, 2004

Looks like a mature male. From what species though I'm not sure.

Jim B.

G_Wright · Jul 16, 2004

To me that looks very much Like a mature male Chilobrachys huahini here is a pic of one.

This male was supplyed by Guy Tansley for mateing. The photos where taken with him inside the females enclousure

8 leg wonder · Jul 16, 2004

Does C. huahini males have tibial hooks beacause this T doesn't have any

G_Wright · Jul 16, 2004

8 leg wonder said:
Does C. huahini males have tibial hooks beacause this T doesn't have any

Yes they do have tibial hooks.

If it is a mature male and has no hooks then it isn't a P murinus of any colour form

8 leg wonder · Jul 16, 2004

I'm not sure if its mature yet, I've had it since x-mas this year. when I got it it had about a 2" le span

8 leg wonder · Jul 17, 2004

I've come to the concluesion that it is a mature male due to the bulbs I discovered on the ends of it's palps this morning. I am still very stumped as to which species it could be, So I would greatly appeciate any suggestions anyone might have!

8 leg wonder · Jul 17, 2004

Heres another pic if this, helps. Sorry I cannot get a good pic of his palps, but i'll keep trying.

FryLock · Jul 17, 2004

Was it for sure from an African shipment as many African genera that lack tibial spur's i.e. Anoploscelus,Hysterocrates,Phoneyusa and im sure many others, also are you sure there not there they can be very small in some species.

phormingochilus · Jul 17, 2004

No Chilobrachys species or any other Selenocosmid has hooks. All harpactirids has hooks, including Pterinochilus.

Look "chilobrachy'ish" but wouldn't be able to say that for certain from a photo alone. Can you post a picture of any of the siblings?

Søren

8 leg wonder said:
Does C. huahini males have tibial hooks beacause this T doesn't have any

8 leg wonder · Jul 17, 2004

No I can't I didn't have the camera when he was younger! It looked like a P. murinus sling, orange with black toes, but lacking the starburst pattern on its abdomen.

UberUsumbara · Jul 17, 2004

That doesn't really look like any Pterinochilus sp. to me! It looks more like an asian species

8 leg wonder · Jul 17, 2004

It did when it was younger. I'm starting to think it's an asian species as well

VERY! Confusticated, PLEASE HELP!!!!!

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