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Hey all. I've just been reading my copy of the Tarantula Keeper's Guide and in there the authors use the genus Phrixotrichus instead of Grammostola. In fact they have it written as Phrixotrichus (Grammostola) pulchra for example. I read some info that said Phrix. was the old genus name that had been changed to Gram. but I was under the impression that it would be the old name that got put in brackets and the new name that didn't, so it would look like Grammostola (Phrixotrichus) pulchra. Is that just me being stupid (wouldn't be the first time)
Also the reason I noticed is because I was attempting to look up Grammostola aureostriata as I've just gotten one. But that species isn't listed in the book at all, not even as a Phrix. aureostriata or something. Has there been a name change concerning G. aureostriata, or was the species only described after 1998 which is when this edition of the book was published? It doesn't appear to list the common name of 'chaco gold knee' under any of the Phrix/Gram species.
I gotta say this book has really fuelled my interest in T's. It's so much more satisfying and worth the money than those countless 60-page books you get on 'my first spider', what with all the natural history and physiology info. I'm very interested to see what changes if/when the 3rd edition is produced. I've even decided that, assuming it's possible, arachnids and specifically Theraphosidae will be the subject of my dissertation when the time rolls around. It's still 2 years away, so I should have a formidable amount of tarantula knowledge by the time it happens.
I can feel an obsession coming on...
Also the reason I noticed is because I was attempting to look up Grammostola aureostriata as I've just gotten one. But that species isn't listed in the book at all, not even as a Phrix. aureostriata or something. Has there been a name change concerning G. aureostriata, or was the species only described after 1998 which is when this edition of the book was published? It doesn't appear to list the common name of 'chaco gold knee' under any of the Phrix/Gram species.
I gotta say this book has really fuelled my interest in T's. It's so much more satisfying and worth the money than those countless 60-page books you get on 'my first spider', what with all the natural history and physiology info. I'm very interested to see what changes if/when the 3rd edition is produced. I've even decided that, assuming it's possible, arachnids and specifically Theraphosidae will be the subject of my dissertation when the time rolls around. It's still 2 years away, so I should have a formidable amount of tarantula knowledge by the time it happens.
I can feel an obsession coming on...