New Avicularia article

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Zootaxa 2223: 25-47 (8 Sep. 2009)

Description of two new species of Avicularia Lamarck 1818 and redescription of Avicularia diversipes (C.L. Koch 1842) (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae)—three possibly threatened Brazilian species

ROGÉRIO BERTANI & CAROLINE SAYURI FUKUSHIMA

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2009/zt02223.html

The article has a very good section on conservation of these species and does a good job of tracking the appearance of one species in the pet trade. First article I have seen to really do a good job of using the internet to examine pet trade status.
 
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