Sold as Citharacanthus spinicrus (ex Eurypelma spinicrus)

@Vanessa yes, the conservation status is consulted, as it is illegal to taxidermy any species listed in cites. Currently, E. Spincrus is not listed. I'm not sure about Theraphosa Sp. though.

My father once brought me a taxidermied tarantula from his trip to Cuba and it was labeled exactly the same (except with mistakes worthy of the highest level of ignorance) Anyway, when I rediscovered this present of my dad's I searched for some info on it and while the label does suggest a cuban T, the looks of the specimen suggest some asian T. The carapace looks like a that of a Cyriopagopus, even though it is somewhat mangled, and there are stripes on the abdomen that this genus displays as well. And given how they treat Ts in some asian countries (like frying them for profit and serving to tourists in cambodia) I would not be surprised if this was just another way of using the animals to make some cash.

Here is a picture:

@Eva maybe Cyiropangopus Sp. Hati Hati or Cyriopagopus sp. bach ma?

Vanessa said:

Are they even in good enough condition to identify to a species level? How much is a 'bunch'? Were they killed just to be sold for taxidermy? What a crime.

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ive never seen an alive one online

I googled this species and it only shows up at taxidermys..