Centruroides of the United States

[lancej]

A few different C. gracilis.

 

[lancej]

C. hentzi and C. guanensis

C. guanensis on top, hentzi on bottom

 

[lancej]

C. vittatus and C. sculpturatus

C. sculpturatus "gertschi" with babies, C. sculpturatus "xeric", C. vittatus male, and C. sculpturatus "gertschi" male

 

[lancej]

cute pic

"What did you say about my mama?!" :biggrin:

 

[moymoy]

Hi

I think the first "C.gracilis" would be C.nigrensis? unless you post the distribution or the origin of the said specimens posted above.
Just a speculation though..

cheers~

 

[lancej]

The black-legged female in the top picture, and the red-legged female in the bottom picture came from the Upper Keys in S. Florida, and the male in the middle picture came from Port St. Lucy, Florida.

 

[Kugellager]

Hi

I think the first "C.gracilis" would be C.nigrensis? unless you post the distribution or the origin of the said specimens posted above.
Just a speculation though..

cheers~

The color variation in C. gracilis is wide and changes quickly. The coloration of the specemins in Florida vary greatly. You can even see different color patterns in the same location.

John
];')

 

[gromgrom]

The color variation in C. gracilis is wide and changes quickly. The coloration of the specemins in Florida vary greatly. You can even see different color patterns in the same location.

John
];')

+1. This specie also exhibits polymorphism in its broods, causing multiple color forms to emerge within a single brood, whether the parents had said colors or not. For example, my last brood had reds, yellows, blacks, purples, and combinations of all four. Parents were a purple yellow legged female, and a purple male.

 

[lancej]

All the US species in this genus show at least a little polymorphism, but gracilis is the most varied by far(and my favorite of the genus). One of the reasons I really love this genus! I just wish more of the Central American/Mexican species were available in the US.

 

[lancej]

Does anyone have pictures of different color phases of Centruroides species(especially vittatus)?