Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica

[Jakob]

I came across some pictures of this newly discovered species:

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Now to my question - what is known of this species so far? Where do they live? What's their range? What makes them a new species?

Thanks,

Jake

 

[metallica]

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=37525&highlight=hanumavilasumica

found with the magical SEARCH button

 

[Phalagorn]

I came across some pictures of this newly discovered species:

>>>CLICK HERE<<<
>>>HERE<<<
>>>HERE<<<
>>>AND HERE<<<

Now to my question - what is known of this species so far? Where do they live? What's their range? What makes them a new species?

Thanks,

Jake

Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica (Andrew Smith & Paul Carpenter, 2004)
Synonymy: hanumavilasum / kirki / peterkirki / hillyardi
Entymology: Named after the religious site Hanuamavilasum in south west India

The specimen lives in South west India – (The Cardamom range, north Trivandrum. Hanumavilasum Temple plantation, Muneeshwarnkovil Sundavamada Plantation in southern Manapam. Hanumavilasum estate: Aneyamkunde Bevastanam Temple Trust Meneeshwarankovil, Madurai region, Ramanad subvision? North of Ramanathapuram Mawdapam)

It´s very similar with P. fasciata, but have a more wide white coloured patern at the carapce (similar with P. metallica and P. miranda) The ventral leg pattern of leg I and II are yellow and very similar with P. fasciata, they also have a puprle shine ventraly of leg III and IV

 

[Martin H.]

Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica (Andrew Smith & Paul Carpenter, 2004)

the correct name is: Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica SMITH, 2004 – no brackets and it's only SMITH who described this species
see also:

• SMITH, A. M. (2004): A new species of the arboreal Theraphosid, genus Poecilotheria, from southern India (Aranea, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) with notes on its conservation status. British Tarantula Society Journal 19(2): 48-61.

Synonymy: hanumavilasum / kirki / peterkirki / hillyardi

there have never been Poecilotheria species described with such scientific names => these are no proper synonyms of Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica SMITH, 2004

all the best,
Martin

 

[Phalagorn]

there have never been Poecilotheria species described with such scientific names => these are no proper synonyms of Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica SMITH, 2004

all the best,
Martin

Hi!

I know these are no proper synonyms, but they had been nameproposals and confusions about it!

When they first come across this new species in the earlier 2002, maybe earlier than that?! it been called hillyardi which Charpentier originally intended to call it, but no one knows if it´s was a newdiscovered specimen?!

Then after Andrew Smith proposal that this specimes should been called after he´s friend Peter Kirk, but Peter dosn´t want that and he think´s that this species should be called Poecilotheria hanumavilasum after the name of the religious site, which it was found at.
And after that they put "ica" after hanumavilasum => hanumavilasumica
I don´t know why they put "ica" after?!?! someone who knows?!

Sorry for my bad english! :8o

 

[Martin H.]

Hi,

When they first come across this new species in the earlier 2002, maybe earlier than that?!

yep, earlier than that and the material has been collected by Charpentier even much earlier! For more details like the dates, the etymology, etc. please see:

• SMITH, A. M. (2004): A new species of the arboreal Theraphosid, genus Poecilotheria, from southern India (Aranea, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) with notes on its conservation status. British Tarantula Society Journal 19(2): 48-61.

all the best,
Martin