N. carapoensis re-classified?

[rknralf]

I just checked out giantspiders.com and noticed in the gallery that N. carapoensis had been re-classifed as Acanthosurria. Is this a recent change? I've got 20 N. carapoensis and would like to know.
Thanks!
Ralph

 

[Wade]

I just checked Planick's catalog and it's still listed as Nandu there, but if it's a recent change it may not be updated yet. Here's a link to the catalog, always a great resource:

http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/THERAPHOSIDAE.html

I'm also interested, as I have a HUGE female who'd be interested in a date if one of your 20 turns out to be a male!

Wade

 

[Wade]

I just took a look at the pic at giantspiders. I'm wondering if he may have once had the pic listed as N. carapoensis, but later found out that it was not that at all but an Acanthoscurria sp. The reason I'm thinking that is he's not calling it "A. carapoensis" but just "Acanthoscurria sp.". In other words, he just changed the title of the picture, the names have not been changed. Maybe that's it, I couldn't find an explanation on the site.

It didn't look much like my female, but of course photos can be decieving.

Wade