Please ID (Sold as L. parahybana)

jayefbe

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Actually, the correct usage would be Brachypelma cf. albopilosum (in italics of course). cf. = ID not confirmed. Sp. is used if it's a species not formally described followed by a description (Avicularia sp. Amazonica, Pamphobeteus sp. South Ecuador) or to signify that it is a species of a particular genus (not family) (Brachypelma sp.).

Brachypelma cf. albopilosum or Brachypelma sp. would both work, but Brachypelma sp. albopilosum is confusing and would lead one to believe that albopilosum isn't a described species.
 

Chris_Skeleton

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So now my girlfriend and I are now the proud owners of B. albopilosum. Hers is bigger than mine though. Anyways, can someone provide me with a good care sheet on this species. Also what do I need to do for water? These arethe first slings we've ever had. Thanks for all the info.
 

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Cool thing about tarantulas is that if you know the basics you dont really need caresheets. general caresheet for all tarantulas is keep them at room temp which for most people ranges between 65 F to 75 F. make sure they have access to water either by misting or a water dish. keep them out of direct sunlight if they do not have cover in their cages. give them enough bedding so if they fall they wont burst. i tend to look at how tall the cage is and give about 1/3 cage hight in bedding but that is neither 100% right or wrong.

there are only a very few Ts out there I change these setting for. B. albopilosum is not one I would change the setting on. Also try the seartch function. best way ive found to search is to use the scientific name of just the species name in the tarantula questions section there are two searches one is just for that part of the forum. I did a search and this is what i got http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/search.php?searchid=2187337 look in the titles to see which onoe fits your needs best. 5th one down might work welll for you.
 

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Okay so I've been browsing around at Brachypelma slings. And I noticed many of them look the same, to me at least. So can someone tell me how they come to the conclusion of mine being an albopilosum? Also what are distinguishing features between Brachypelma slings in order to help identify?
 

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Okay so I've been browsing around at Brachypelma slings. And I noticed many of them look the same, to me at least. So can someone tell me how they come to the conclusion of mine being an albopilosum? Also what are distinguishing features between Brachypelma slings in order to help identify?
Your guy isn't exactly what I'd call a sling, I'd consider it to be a juvenile. The stage your guy is at, if it were something like a smithi or boehmei - it would be extremely obvious. If yours was a sling - like it didn't have it's adult coloration - then obviously we wouldn't be able to say it were an albo. Since yours has it's adult 'coloration', then that's how the conclusion was drawn that it's Brachypelma albopilosum.

Cass
 

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Actually, the correct usage would be Brachypelma cf. albopilosum (in italics of course). cf. = ID not confirmed. Sp. is used if it's a species not formally described followed by a description (Avicularia sp. Amazonica, Pamphobeteus sp. South Ecuador) or to signify that it is a species of a particular genus (not family) (Brachypelma sp.).

Brachypelma cf. albopilosum or Brachypelma sp. would both work, but Brachypelma sp. albopilosum is confusing and would lead one to believe that albopilosum isn't a described species.
its the other way
 

gumby

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Okay so I've been browsing around at Brachypelma slings. And I noticed many of them look the same, to me at least. So can someone tell me how they come to the conclusion of mine being an albopilosum? Also what are distinguishing features between Brachypelma slings in order to help identify?
In short I don't think we can be 100% sure you have a B. albopilosum from a picture but I think think its a good educated guess.
 

Nerri1029

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its the other way
I think he got it right.

* The abbreviation "sp." is used when the actual specific name cannot or need not be specified. The abbreviation "spp." (plural) indicates "several species". These are not italicised (or underlined).

For example: "Canis sp." means "an unspecified species of the genus Canis", while "Canis spp." means "two or more species of the genus Canis".

* Easily confused with the foregoing usage is the abbreviation "ssp." (zoology) or "subsp." (botany), indicating an unspecified subspecies (see also trinomen, ternary name). In the same way the plurals of these are "sspp." or "subspp."
* The abbreviation "cf." is used when the identification is not confirmed.

For example "Corvus cf. splendens" indicates "a bird similar to the House Crow but not certainly identified as this species".
http://glenavon.us/component/option,com_awiki/article,Scientific_name/lang,en/view,mediawiki/
 
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