What Avicularia is this?

[Sukai94]

Excuse me if I should post just the pictures in the ID section. I would like to see some discussion behind this. Mods feel free to move it if you feel it's appropriate.

I am not sure where exactly these were collected. I have an "i think" from the importer but that is not good enough so I will leave it out of this post. I have some guesses as to what they are but would like to see what everyone else thinks.

Immature/Female (in need of molt)

Mature male - fresh (looked like above spider before hooking out) This spider has a rosie-pink hue all over it similar to that of a freshly molted minatrix or even G. rosea that the camera could not capture.

 

[xhexdx]

Does the male have spurs?

 

[BrettG]

Rodie and I were chatting about these.He mentioned A. ancylochira..(if that is still a valid sp.)I am curious if the male has spurs as well.Collected in Peru,right? Any other local info?I would love to see a freshly molted female,and I would love to see a pair of those in our Avicularia collection(hint hint),assuming that is what they even are. Color me curious.All I know is we want them.

 

[Sukai94]

I am going over to Joe Rossi's house for an Avic pow-wow tonight. Hopefully we can sex the Juveniles with his equipment. Jon and I were able to obtain a total of 4 unsexed and one mature male. I can get a few more mature males but did not buy them as I have no use for them. The males have respectable hooks for an avicularia. I'll get some better pictures when I get home. These were taken with an iPhone haha. I am still on vacation at my parents. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone

I was only able to obtain a total of 5. If Peru is opened up we will maybe see a few more. If not, wish me luck breeding them.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Just wanted to throw hirschii in to confuse things even further, lol. Add the revision of Avicularia under way, finding species descriptions and you now have a months-long project! Good luck

 

[Sukai94]

Joe sent me a picture of A. ancylochira. It looks like the picture on Rick Wests site. If I could provide an ultimate male or females molt who would be the best person to send them to?

http://www.birdspiders.com/gallery/index.php/Tarantulas/birdspiders_0211

 

[BrettG]

That thing just made me drool.

 

[DannyH]

Could be Avicularia bicegoi.

 

[BrettG]

Could be Avicularia bicegoi.

NOT bicegoi.

 

[DannyH]

NOT bicegoi.

Sorry, your right.

 

[zonbonzovi]

Joe sent me a picture of A. ancylochira. It looks like the picture on Rick Wests site. If I could provide an ultimate male or females molt who would be the best person to send them to?

http://www.birdspiders.com/gallery/index.php/Tarantulas/birdspiders_0211

I think Caroline Fukushima is working on the Avicularia revision(same co-author of the sooretama, diversipes, gamba paper)? But, I'm not 100% on that You'll probably have to do some poking about to find contact info.

 

[Sukai94]

Thanks for the info. Much appreciated

Jon and I were at Joe's tonight and determined one of the four was male. There are a total of 3 unsexed specimens I am aware of. I thought we had one more unsexed but I counted my half-dead ultimate urticans I'm pretty bummed we don't have more but will continue to cross my fingers for a female. We will impatiently await sexable molts.

If anyone has any information they feel is relevant feel free to chime in.

 

[Sukai94]

Brett,

You're a Taps guy. Does that ultimate male (second picture) look anything like any Taps mature males?

 

[xhexdx]

You're going to need to find some good papers describing Avicularia and Tapinauchenius...

See if Zoltan has any he can direct you to.

 

[BrettG]

Nope,not to me. Wish I lived a state over right now so I could see these with my own eyes.

 

[roaddog]

Brett you better get over here fast because I was going to get the rest an use them for feeders today!!!

 

[BrettG]

You are killing me Rodie.Today is "Brett gets himself a job,AGAIN" day.Or else you would hear me screaming "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!" on my approach to the S.D area...

 

[ShadowBlade]

Have you tried checking the labels on the containers they live in? That's usually where I put the names.

-Sean

 

[Sukai94]

The label says Avicularia sp "who knows"

 

[ftorres]

Hello All,

I have 3 of them, they look like 1.2 but not sure until they molt.

The container they came in said "Avicularia TPP" (perhaps Avicularia SPP?)as well as the import list. I will try to contact the person who send this shipment to LA.