Selenocosmia peerboomi ???(i need care sheet)

[subzero.xml]

can someone tell me about Selenocosmia peerboomi or Malaysian Greyleg.:?


thanx:worship:

 

[brachy]

Hi
There is some info of these sp.

http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=55615&highlight=S+peerboomi+vs

 

[phormingochilus]

Hi SubZero ;-)

S. peerboomi is found on your neighbouring island of Negros. So you may deduce that the common name "Malaysian Greyleg" is quite misleading. In nature it can be found under stones and logs in wet meadows bordering secondary rain forest near streams and canals. In captivity they will accept a deep damp to humid substrate, in which they will dig silk lined tunnels. They can move quite fast and do have a nasty attitude if provoked. But in general they are quite effortless to keep and breed.

Regards
Søren

can someone tell me about Selenocosmia peerboomi or Malaysian Greyleg.:?


thanx:worship:

 

[subzero.xml]

thanx brachy and phormingochilus:clap:


phormingochilus im not really familiar with the specie because its not very popular, not so many post in the internet. and i also learnd that this specie is found in the philippines just recently (too bad for me stranger to our own specie) negros is near from cebu, around 5 hours land travel, maybe soon ill venture there and ask the locals about this spcie..

 

[wolfpak]

deep damp substrate is all it needs. fairly easy to keep. max out at around 4". fiesty little devil

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi,
If anyone knows of or has an image of the lyra from this species, I would really like to see it

Thanks,
Steve

 

[David Burns]

Is the lyra the stridulating setae between the chelicera?

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi David,
No, the lyra in all Selenocosmiinae is found on the prolateral surface of the maxillae, above the oral fringe. The lyra oppose the strikers, which are found on the retrolateral, or outer basal surface of the chelicera. The strikers are typically modified setae that are either strong and very stout spines, ranging to long spines that can be filliform apically, or at the outer tip of the striker.

The lyra consist of more modified setae, these range from stout spines to elongated paddle shaped setae, to club shaped setae and everything inbetween. Poecilotheria spp. stridulating organs are really fun to look at because you get the whole range of morpholgical character states in one spider (well, almost)!!

I think Phil and Guy from England both have some great images of the lyra and strikers in several Poecilotheria.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[David Burns]

Please excuse my lack of accurate terminology, but if I understand correctly, to take a picture of the lyra one would push the chelicera up and apart to get a shot of the area in front and above the oral opening.

If anybody could give us a link to a diagram showing the labeled taxanomic parts, it sure would help. Maybe a glossary of these terms too.

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi David,
Not between the chelicerae themselves, but on the outside of them and the opposing maxillary face. The maxillae are just the coxa of the palps

Steve

 

[David Burns]

Thanks! That is info I have desired for awhile.

Back to the topic of the thread sorry for the highjack.

 

[David Burns]

Hi,
If anyone knows of or has an image of the lyra from this species, I would really like to see it

Thanks,
Steve

Here is a Selenocosmia sp. lyra;
http://arachnophiliac.co.uk/burrow/gallery/taxonomic/images/selenocosmia_sp_b_lyre_1.jpg

But you probably have this already.