Help!! Hottentotta Trilineatus

[acemastermind]

HELP Hottentotta Collectors!!!

I need the exact pectine tooth count for male and female H.trilineatus.
I found one from Hottentotta.com but the pectine counts overlaps in male and female that might put error on sexing my h.trils.

please somebody help me.

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[Michiel]

That is the case sometimes that pectine counts overlap in both sexes. Can't do anything about that.

Males have bulbous pedipalps so you don't need pectine counts to sex them....That info is also on hottentotta.com I think..

 

[acemastermind]

thank you very much mr. michiel.
my h.trilis are currently 5th instar that is why i find it hard to identify their gender by just merely looking for their sexual dimorphism.
still, i thank you for the help.

 

[Michiel]

thank you very much mr. michiel.
my h.trilis are currently 5th instar that is why i find it hard to identify their gender by just merely looking for their sexual dimorphism.
still, i thank you for the help.

Then (at instar 5) they are not adult yet, so they do not exhibit sexual dimorphism yet Just wait untill they are instar 6.....