Genus Selenotypus

[Steve Nunn]

breeding

Selenotypus sp.2 breeding, yes, the male is under there somewhere

S.plumipes:

Selenotypus sp.3:

Selenotypus sp. "NEBO"

Selenotypus sp.5, a pairing that did not go so well, still got young but :

Steve

 

[AlainL]

Hi!

Very nice pics and t's:clap:

I think we can consider our self very lucky, here in Canada, Martin(Tarcan) have 4 types of Australian t's.
I'm evantually gonna get all 4 of them, so far I have only S.crassipes and I love her, she's sooo voracious

Are they fast grower?

Thanks for sharing

Take care!

Alain

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi Alain,
Yes, the P.crassipes are fairly fast growers (as are all Phlogius spp.), at least until they near maturity, then they start to slow down and moult annually. BTW, I do NOT consider P.crassipes to belong to the same genus as those "Phlogius" found in PNG, true Phlogius only share a distant relation to that group of spp. IMO. I think real Phlogius are endemic to Oz.

Some of the Selenotypus are fast, but the majority take a fair amount of time to grow. S.plumipes put the size on quickly, as do sp. NEBO, but some of the others are a little slower. Males of all Selenotypus spp. mature within about 2 years, a lot quicker than the females, part of their survival strategy most likely.

Steve

 

[AlainL]

Hi!

Thanks alot for the info

Take care!

Alain

 

[Steve Nunn]

Hi,
Stunning Aussie Featherleg, Selenotypus plumipes, albeit in dull premoult colouration

Steve

 

[Philth]

Selenotypus sp. "Nebo"

Later, Tom

 

[syndicate]

Nice shot Tom!Is that a female?

 

[Philth]

Ventraly sexed yes, My only one though.
Later, Tom

 

[Steve Nunn]

Sorry for lost images...

Only described species in the group S.plumipes:

female:


male:


CB:


Selenotypus sp. NEBO

female:


CB:


Somewhere in between the above two spp., Selenotypus sp. PLUMEBO

Female:


Selenotypus sp.3

female:


sp.10

female:


Steve

 

[Harrod]

Selenotypus sp. "Nebo" Female

 

[seanbond]

nice female harrod!!

 

[Harrod]

nice female harrod!!

Thanks I got a pair yesterday.

 

[jbm150]

Selenotypus sp. NEBO (thanks for the ID Steve)

A molt could do her well. This is a pretty robust-bodied spider and get fairly large, I imagine. 7 or 8", perhaps?