How to properly differentiate L. striatipes from l. parahybana?

[Marijan2]

What is the difference between those 2? i own both and only thing i see different is that parahybanas color is a bit more darker, while striatipes is bit more brownish. Is that accurate enough or there is other things to look for proper identification? On one place on internet i read striatipes can grow up to 26 cm, and on others it says 19. What is correct? I have 10 cm male striatipes at the moment and looking for a girl for him(because he will me bature in a matter of months), so i want to be sure that my species is indeed LS and also when i find another one to be sure that is also LS.

 

[Marijan2]

C'mon... There must be a way you can tell them apart :/ I've searched on internet and couldn't find anything at all!

 

[macbaffo]

What about the stripes?

 

[LV-426]

They are a separate genus and not related. I can understand your confusion

 

[Tarac]

They are a separate genus and not related. I can understand your confusion

Huh?

http://research.amnh.org/oonopidae/catalog/names.php?id=42240

 

[Beanskater]

They are a separate genus and not related. I can understand your confusion

Cant tell if this is sarcasm... I believe it to be. *Squinty eyes*

 

[Marijan2]

What about the stripes?

what stripes? they are literally the same. i even put striatipes and parahybana next to eachother and looked for anything different. they are different only in hue of black, LP is bit more darker, while LS is a bit more lighter and browhish. i am asking is this enough to tell them apart, is this even right thing to look when telling them apart, and is there more things to look at?

 

[Tarac]

Cant tell if this is sarcasm... I believe it to be. *Squinty eyes*

I don't get the sarcasm if it is- they are the same genus unless the taxonomy changed more recently than the world spider catalogue's most recent update, which I don't think to be true.

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

http://www.tarantulas.co.za/forum/know-your-tarantula/31832-lasiodora-difficilisn-klugi--parahybana

See if that helps. I found that on a Google search in just a couple mins.

 

[Marijan2]

http://www.tarantulas.co.za/forum/know-your-tarantula/31832-lasiodora-difficilisn-klugi--parahybana

See if that helps. I found that on a Google search in just a couple mins.

humm, why didnt google gave me this result? weird... and yeah, that was what i was reffering to, thanks alot

 

[macbaffo]

what stripes? they are literally the same. i even put striatipes and parahybana next to eachother and looked for anything different. they are different only in hue of black, LP is bit more darker, while LS is a bit more lighter and browhish. i am asking is this enough to tell them apart, is this even right thing to look when telling them apart, and is there more things to look at?

i would translate "striatipes" as "with stripes" or in the genus with "more evident stripes"...so there must be stripes somewhere but maybe yours is too young...

 

[freedumbdclxvi]

humm, why didnt google gave me this result? weird... and yeah, that was what i was reffering to, thanks alot

no prob. I find altering the wording when using Google helpful. That came up using "differences in Lasiodora species". I usually just make a few changes until I find what I am looking for.

 

[Marijan2]

i would translate "striatipes" as "with stripes" or in the genus with "more evident stripes"...so there must be stripes somewhere but maybe yours is too young...

um... you do know their scientific names are from LATIN language, and stripes do not mean what you think it mean xD
Virga is latin for stripes, also all commercial Lasiodora species have stripes so yeah... i think you got the point

 

[LV-426]

My bad, I was thinking Lasiodorides striatus

 

[Philth]

From what I understand Ausserer's description of Lasiodora striatipes is to vague to tell to say for sure and the type specimen has been lost so nothing in the hobby has been compared to it to say for sure if what you own really even is Lasiodora striatipes. With that said the whole genus is in need of a revision, and I believe Bertani is working on it. Once he's done we will prob all be changing labels on our tanks anyways.

later, Tom

 

[macbaffo]

um... you do know their scientific names are from LATIN language, and stripes do not mean what you think it mean xD
Virga is latin for stripes, also all commercial Lasiodora species have stripes so yeah... i think you got the point

I just translated it from the latin to what most resembles in italian as "striato" that means "with stripes". Maybe is was too optimistic

 

[Tarac]

um... you do know their scientific names are from LATIN language, and stripes do not mean what you think it mean xD
Virga is latin for stripes, also all commercial Lasiodora species have stripes so yeah... i think you got the point

Um... you know that scientific names are latinized but not necessarily Latin in origin, right? Meaning that the name could be from Greek, Latin... you get the point. They simply are called latinized because they follow Latin rules of grammar, but not because the roots are Latin. I can't find reason to suspect that striatipes is either Latin or Greek so it's anyone's guess.

Example: Arthropoda, from the Greek arthron meaning "joint"

Brachypelma, from the Greek brachys and pelma, "short sole of the foot"

EDIT: Found the epithet root origin. In this case it is Latin and is used for "striped foot," striatus for striped in Latin. Maybe if you look really closely at the tarsi you might be able to tell.

 

[Talipandas]

Parahybana is dark charcoal grey with reddish pink hairs on the abdomen and striatipes is smoke grey colored with red hairs over the abdomen.

 

[volcanopele]

Lasiodora striatipes isn't a thing anymore. In the latest revision, it was listed as a nomen dubium.