Pamphobeteus sp. "Santo Domingo Goliath"

[taranbandido]

I need to see these… my only pamphobeteus is a sp Machala I got as a freebie at the 4.5” mark lol it’s a girl too
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Sorry. I have had female P.Machalla and in no stadium does it have those colors. Thank you.

 

[curtisgiganteus]

Sorry. I have had female P.Machalla and in no stadium does it have those colors. Thank you.

Great… wth is it then lol I’ve had a few people ID it as a Machala and the guy I got her from said he got it as a Purple bloom.

 

[taranbandido]

Genial... ¿Qué pasa entonces? Algunas personas lo identificaron como Machala y el tipo que me la compró dijo que lo obtuvo como una flor morada.
[/CITA]
no tengo idea amigo..Male, it's possible... I can't assure you

 

[curtisgiganteus]

Este ha sido confirmado como una mujer. Veré si algunos de los proveedores locales con los que trato pueden ayudar

 

[taranbandido]

Este ha sido confirmado como una mujer. Veré si algunos de los proveedores locales con los que trato pueden ayudar

If the spermatheca confirms a female, I am sure that P.Machalla is not... I have had...

 

[c.h.esteban]

If the spermatheca confirms a female, I am sure that P.Machalla is not... I have had...

In a lot of cases, especially in the hobby stuff from Ecuador, the spermathecae is a weak character for a proper identification.
There is a greater variance in the shape of the spermathecae within a species and also in the development of a single specimens.

example

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[taranbandido]

In a lot of cases, especially in the hobby stuff from Ecuador, the spermathecae is a weak character for a proper identification.
There is a greater variance in the shape of the spermathecae within a species and also in the development of a single specimens.

example

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Friend, I would like to mention that you have identified the sex of the tarantula when you glimpse the spermatheca... Absence of a male spermatheca without any doubt...

 

[Kvothe]

Mine look allot like your Machala,

My cat catches a snake sometimes and messes it up a bit... This T probably ate about half of it and i toss away the rest or give it to another T- wish i could post the video !

 

[curtisgiganteus]

Friend, I would like to mention that you have identified the sex of the tarantula when you glimpse the spermatheca... Absence of a male spermatheca without any doubt...

Yes you are correct however a tarantulas species within taxonomy can generally be reliably deduced by the SHAPE of the spermathacae

 

[taranbandido]

This is a 5 year old female subadult Pamphobeteus Machala

 

[curtisgiganteus]

This is a 5 year old female subadult Pamphobeteus Machala
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What’s her DLS? She still has a Christmas tree pattern

 

[taranbandido]

What’s her DLS? She still has a Christmas tree pattern

This photo is of a sub-adult, approximately 4/5 years old... Curiosities of light; the 3 photos the same day...
Another rarity; being a subadult it took almost 1 year to molt!..
He had difficulty eating for a few months; As soon as I change the exoskeleton, I'm back
to pick up the pace; but I kept her apathetic for a few months. I do not know why.
and also the failure of the spider Pamphobeteus hexa; I had a bad streak!

 

[c.h.esteban]

...a tarantulas species within taxonomy can generally be reliably deduced by the SHAPE of the spermathacae

Does this really works?
Which differences in the shape of spermathecae are known and described for example by A. variegata and A. juruensis or M. teceae and M. velvetosoma?

 

[curtisgiganteus]

Does this really works?
Which differences in the shape of spermathecae are known and described for example by A. variegata and A. juruensis or M. teceae and M. velvetosoma?

Hysterocrates hercules Research

Hello! Since then, I have obtained cast-off shells of H. hercules and H. laticeps and compared them. My H. hercules seems to have a similar contrast to your H. hercules. What do you think?

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Here is an example of spermathacae being used as a key morphological feature for species level identification. On page 4 they compare exuvia to type drawings of a known specimen for positive ID

 

[c.h.esteban]

Here is an example of spermathacae being used as a key morphological feature for species level identification.

I know enough examples where the spermathecae is a useful feature. But i know also other cases.
So the question is, is it "generally" a feature, which allows us allways a proper identification within a genus?

 

[curtisgiganteus]

I know enough examples where the spermathecae is a useful feature. But i know also other cases.
So the question is, is it "generally" a feature, which allows us allways a proper identification within a genus?

That’s fair. I guess as hobbyists, if we don’t have other species to compare to or type material to compare to it’s relatively useless. However, once I can get a molt from her, comparing spermathacae to other peoples P sp Machala molts may prove fruitful

 

[Addam]

Your looking at a max legspan of 8-9 inches but an extremely heavy bodied spider. The claims about t blondi were not based on legspan they were based on physical girth I believe.

I know this is an old post but here is a molt that's over 10 in from mine. That styrofoam is 6x8 and I had to scrunch her legs to fit her on there

 

[OrangeFlightyThing]

Here is the Pamphobeteus sp "Santo Domingo Goliath" I picked up from FNT a month or so ago. It is pretty large at least 3.5" DLS and has the Christmas tree still. Just for people who find this post nowadays. From what I can gather there are two going around these days, "Santo Domingo Goliath" and "Santo Domingo Goliath Small/Klein" the latter being a hilarious name. Ive seen vendors/people claim the larger one can reach 10" DLS and it would make sense for them to keep the Christmas tree longer in that case. Praying mines a gal. Ive seen different size claims for the small, some places claim it's the smallest Pampho and gets 7" at most even 6" and others say 8". Females of the small seem to have a bit more bold/darker coloration than the large who appears very dull all around but very bulky and impressive looking.

 

[c.h.esteban]

Ive seen vendors/people claim the larger one can reach 10" DLS and it would make sense for them to keep the Christmas tree longer in that case.

No matter how long they keep the x-mas tree pattern, only the juveniles of the sp GOLIATH have these pattern.
The sp Sto. Domingo KLEIN have never a pattern at the abdomen and they are differnet in many other ways.

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• c.h.esteban
• Yesterday at 3:29 AM

Pamphobeteus sp GOLIATH (Sto. Domingo, Ecuador)

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• c.h.esteban
• Yesterday at 3:29 AM
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Pamphobeteus sp STO. DOMINGO KLEIN (Ecuador)