Starting a Haplo thread ! I would like some help from the Pros - would like to clarify a few things

[jbm150]

This is true. Here's a pic of an actual C. thorelli from Rick West's site

Looks kinda like a Borneo black with thinner legs

[BrettG]

No - all pet trade material sold as C.thorelli that has been examined is actually C.schioedtei.

C.thorelli remains a valid species for now - it just isn't in the hobby.

Awesome. Thanks for the info!

[jayefbe]

This is true. Here's a pic of an actual C. thorelli from Rick West's site

Looks kinda like a Borneo black with thinner legs

Yup, I wish they were in the hobby, I'd be first in line for them.

Glad to hear you were able to identify them. That's quite a transformation, H. albostriatum wouldn't have been high on my list of guesses.

[arachnidsrva]

i"ll try and snap a before/after picture of the same specimen - it's amazing how much that one changed between one molt

[LV-426]

This is true. Here's a pic of an actual C. thorelli from Rick West's site

Looks kinda like a Borneo black with thinner legs

Now that's one bad mama jama of a T.

[paassatt]

With regards to your longipes/schmidti confusion:
Starting at the front:
longipes - Leg I clearly shorter than leg IV
schmidti - Leg I clearly longer than leg IV with extremely robust femurs

longipes - Leg I & II no dense brush of hairs
schmidti - Leg I & II have a clearly visible dense brush of golf hairs, particularly noticeable on Leg II in this picture

longipes - short, dense "beard" (sideburns really) on the outer edge of the chelicerae
schmidti - long, fuzzy "beard" on the outer edge of the chelicerae. Not overly clear in this picture

longipes - Leg IV robust with a tuft of hair on the metatarsus. Enlarged scopula pads underneath leg IV
schmidti - Leg IV reasonably slender with no tuft of hair on the metatarasus. Scopula pads underneath leg IV not particularly pronounced

longipes - abdomen "normally" shaped
schmidti - abdomen squat, almost squared off at the spinnerets

In addition to the above, the habitus is different - schmidti is a far stockier, more robust spider than longipes.

Excellent post, Lopez. That was very informative.