ID of Mexican T (?)

John Bokma · Jul 3, 2005

Found it today, the fovea is pink colored, almost a dusted pink color. The abdomen of the spider has pink bands, like a wasp (6 or 7 pink bands, on a dark, almost black "background".

Found it in the state Veracruz, Mexico.

ChrisNCT · Jul 3, 2005

Does it look like this:

If it does.. it is a C. fasciatum (Costa Rican Tigerrump)

GoTerps · Jul 3, 2005

Davus fasciatus (C. fasciatum) does not occur in Mexico.

How about a picture?

ChrisNCT · Jul 3, 2005

I know that..... but I can't think of any other type which those markings

John Bokma · Jul 4, 2005

Quite a bad picture, apologies. Will take more when the spider is settled. Found it near Cardel (Buenavista), Veracruz, Mexico.

It looks indeed exactly like the Costa Rican tigerrump (Cyclosternum fasciatum), so I guess that's what it is.

The plastic lid has a diameter of 12 cm.

It was quite a fascinating day, I found 2 scorpions, the tarantula, and 3 exoskeletons of a scorpion all very close together. One scorpion, a big one, probably female, got away :-( While I was looking for more scorpions a small lizard walked from a roof tile I was holding on my arm, shirt, pants, and down. Another big nice colored lizard came watching

It sounds like I visited a pet shop, but no

ChrisNCT · Jul 4, 2005

We may have a winner! Although as mentioned before...these are not usually found in mexcio.

Other than that there are smaller sp. that could possibly be it.

GoTerps · Jul 4, 2005

That picture doesn't mean it's D. fasciatus. There are quite a few species which look remarkably similar.

John Bokma · Jul 4, 2005

It was found in Veracruz, and I doubt it was imported, but if it's not the Davus fasciatus (C. fasciatum) any other options?

The first pattern on the abdomen looks extremely similar ( =0= ), the pink line, with a pink round in the middle, with a black spot. Also the radial pattern on the fovea.

We found it between roof tiles in a meadow (see picture), and I have no idea if it's imported how it could get there (maybe banana plants but I doubt they are imported from costa rica).

So if it doesn't live in Mexico, how did it end up being there.

Sheri · Jul 4, 2005

It looks a little dwarfish to me...

But I had more to add than my expert opinion...

This is a great thread in terms of IDing, and for just high quality posting.

A real tarantula, found in the wild, with locale, and pics showing the locale.

I hope you get your ID!

And damn, I wish I lived there.

FryLock · Jul 4, 2005

iirc Fabian Vol collected a Davus fasciatus "lookalike" in Veracruz Mexico, there's a good chance this could be one of them.

John Bokma · Jul 4, 2005

Sheri said:
It looks a little dwarfish to me...

But I had more to add than my expert opinion...

This is a great thread in terms of IDing, and for just high quality posting.

A real tarantula, found in the wild, with locale, and pics showing the locale.

I hope you get your ID!

And damn, I wish I lived there.

I forgot to mention that between those tiles I also found a tailless whip spider

I heard that they are quite fragile, so I decided not to take it with me

So it was like a little pet shop

Windchaser · Jul 4, 2005

GoTerps said:
Davus fasciatus (C. fasciatum)

When did the name change occur? I don'r recall hearing about it, but have seen the "new" name several times now. Just curious.

BTW, I can't offer anything different than what has already been offered as far as the ID is concerned.

M.F.Bagaturov · Jul 4, 2005

Here is the info You're looking for: http://tarantulas.tropica.ru/english/index2.php?link=evol5.html
Enjoi!

Martin H. · Jul 4, 2005

Windchaser said:
When did the name change occur? I don'r recall hearing about it, but have seen the "new" name several times now. Just curious.

SCHMIDT, G. (2005): Die Gattung Davus O.P. - CAMBRIDGE, 1892 (Arachnida: Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Tarantulas of the World 104: 7-18.

all the best,
Martin

John Bokma · Jul 4, 2005

I started a new thread: http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=47471with a better subject. (Probably should have renamed the title of this one, OTOH this might have been confusing for others).

MizM · Jul 5, 2005

Martin H. said:
SCHMIDT, G. (2005): Die Gattung Davus O.P. - CAMBRIDGE, 1892 (Arachnida: Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae). Tarantulas of the World 104: 7-18.

all the best,
Martin

Martin!!! You finally got that popcorn!

Thanks for the info, now I have to change MORE cage labels! I thought I could take a rest after the Aphonopelma/Brachyeplma verdezi thing. I think from now on, I will just leave a blank line under the sci name for the revisions to come!

ID of Mexican T (?)

John Bokma

Arachnobaron

ChrisNCT

ChrisinTennessee

GoTerps

Arachnoking

ChrisNCT

ChrisinTennessee

John Bokma

Arachnobaron

ChrisNCT

ChrisinTennessee

GoTerps

Arachnoking

John Bokma

Arachnobaron

Sheri

Arachnoking

FryLock

Banned

John Bokma

Arachnobaron

Windchaser

Arachnoking

M.F.Bagaturov

Arachnoprince

Martin H.

Arachnoangel

John Bokma

Arachnobaron

MizM

Arachnoprincess