Dwarf Aphonopelma, superstitions
Greenjewls

Dwarf Aphonopelma, superstitions

Found in Superstition Mountains, AZ
When people say 'dwarf' and 'Aphonopelma' in the same sentence my mind goes blank. That genus is ever growing and has so many sp. and many dwarfs. I am not familiar with this mini chalcodes. Are you sure it is adult?

If it is adult and that size I can be sure of one thing.. I want one!

:p
 
Just found this one yesterday. Not from the same area I found the previous one and the indentions on the cephalothorax are different. I did find an adult male dwarf in the superstitions recently but it was much darker and more spindly. I took some pics and left it. This could be A. chalcodes dwarf BUT looks a bit off to me and it is less calm and the hind legs seem longer...
 
@Ghost56 not really, looks a lot like every female dwarf I have found, except the indentions are deeper, the back legs are longer and the spinnerets seem much longer
 
Some comparisons:
F, Superstition Wilderness East, Dec 2016

M, Superstition Wilderness West, Dec 2016

F, Florence AZ, Nov 2016

F, Florence AZ, Aug 2016

F, Florence AZ, Oct 2015

M, Florence AZ, Dec 2012

F, Tucson AZ, Dec 2012 (A. cochise)

juv. A. chalcodes
 
Well I haven't received any help in ID'ing this dwarf, but the more I read about current taxonomy it seems that A. superstitionense is the only dwarf I could encounter in the area
 

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