Phlogius cf. papuanus

[Steve Nunn]

Hi,
I'm still in the process of confirming the ID, but fairly sure this is a cf. papuanus Kulczynski 1908:

Steve

 

[Scolopendra55]

I assume it's an Aussie species? Very nice!! Looks a bit like a Hysterocrates of some sort. Is it aggressive?

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi,
It's one of the species found on both Australia and P.N.G.

I would say no more aggressive then the average Selenocosmiine. And yes, there is a distant relationship with the Eumenophorinae

Cheers,
Steve

 

[Scolopendra55]

It's a very nice lookin T!! How aggressive are Selenocosmiine's (I know nothing about this genus)??

 

[lychas]

they are not to bad, i cant relate them to any of the sp you get as i have no experience with your sp but our aussie t's aint 2 bad, you can stick ur hand in the cage 2 change water and stuff(with mine u can) but get 2 close and they get agro, start striking and get scary

 

[Steve Nunn]

It's a very nice lookin T!! How aggressive are Selenocosmiine's (I know nothing about this genus)??

Hi,
Do you have Poecilotheria?? Chilobrachys?? They are also from the subfamily Selenocosmiinae (I don't recognise Schmidt's "Poecilotherinae", that's a joke IMO) and have similar attitudes

Steve

 

[kyle_de_aussie]

It's a very nice lookin T!! How aggressive are Selenocosmiine's (I know nothing about this genus)??

The selenocosmiinae have some very defensive sp's, a lot of the time it depends on the individual t tho same as any sp

@Lychas, im surprised to see you say that considering when i owned the adult t you have right now it would go mental without provocation and do
THIS!
(pics of lychas's t doin its thing)

THIS

AND THIS

 

[lychas]

shes really good, i can stick my hand in a grab stuff out and she wond do anything, its only wen i get 2 close that she goes mental

 

[Steve Nunn]

LOL, I have some pics of that species upside down, on her back ready to nail whatever came within her range!! I would say about as agro as any T could possibly be In the last image the spider was lifted about a foot off the ground and still would not let go, glad it was the spoon and not my finger.

Steve

 

[Steve Nunn]

Back to the species in question

Steve

 

[kyle_de_aussie]

Lovely pics there mate of that both the selenotholus "glenelva" and the cf. papuanus or c. tropix, she's getting better and better looking with age

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi Kyle,
Definately not C.tropix

Also, I got the species wrong above, my one is a Selenotypus sp., yours is a Selentholus sp..

Cheers,
Steve

 

[CedrikG]

Nevermind how deadly agressive they are or not, theres so many thing else to check on these unknow species ...

 

[syndicate]

once again awesome pics!very nice looking species there.would love to go to austrailia and see some t's in the wild one day

 

[kyle_de_aussie]

Hi Kyle,
Definately not C.tropix

Also, I got the species wrong above, my one is a Selenotypus sp., yours is a Selentholus sp..

Cheers,
Steve

Your local selenotypus sp yea ? the one i have from you is really defensvie like that aswell.
I wouldnt mind another adult fem of your local selenotypus if you come across a spare one maybe we can swing a trade of some sort ?