Some new arrivals.

[Jmugleston]

Made some trades today and ended up with the following:
1 Poecilotheria regalis

1 Grammastola pulchra

1 Cyclosternum fasciatum

1 Brachypelma smithi

1 Brachypelma boehmei

1 Haplopelma hainanum....or H. schmidti....?? I don't know yet.

1 Brachypelma vagans

1 Hysterocrates gigas

1 Haplopelma lividum
No pic.
1 Lasiodora parahybana

1 Psalmopoeus irminia
No pic. He's shy.
Also received 3 Leopard Geckos and 1 Banded Uromastyx but you'll have to see them in the other section.

 

[seanbond]

Cyriopaganus schoiedtei
def not, looks like a haplopelma hainanum

 

[jb7741]

Congrats. Love the little pulcha

 

[Draiman]

Cyriopaganus schoiedtei
def not, looks like a haplopelma hainanum

Haplopelma schmidti you mean?

 

[moose35]

Haplopelma schmidti you mean?

agreed..with that pic

can you take another?


moose

 

[Jmugleston]

I mislabeled it as C. schioedtei. It was sold to the original buyer as H. hainanum. Is it H. hainanum or H. schmidti now?

 

[seanbond]

Haplopelma schmidti you mean?

looking kinda dark for a schmidti

 

[Jmugleston]

Here are some more of the Haplopelma sp. I have a variety of pics with different settings to try and get closer to the actual colors. It was late though and I was using flash or the crappy lighting in my apartment. Anyway, can somebody that has both species tell me how to differentiate between H. schmidti and H. hainanum. Plus, the legs remind me more of Cyriopaganus than Haplopelma, but I'm not familiar enough with the genera to know if that is an important character. If you know what species it may be, please say why and not just reply with it is species x. I'm leaning toward H. schmidti. Opinions now that there are more pics?

 

[Draiman]

There is no Cyriopaganus, only Cyriopagopus.

What you have is a beautiful Haplopelma schmidti.

 

[seanbond]

There is no Cyriopaganus, only Cyriopagopus.

What you have is a beautiful Haplopelma schmidti.

i dont kno Draim, those legs are looking kinda black and i see that white mustache very clearly. i have both of these robust spiders and the hainanum's stache seems more prominent to me. okay we need you to make that spida molt, haha.

 

[Jmugleston]

There is no Cyriopaganus, only Cyriopagopus.

What you have is a beautiful Haplopelma schmidti.

You're right on the spelling. In my defense, I haven't had any from this genus since 1999. I seemed to have mixed Cyriopagopus paganus in to one word. No excuse when a simple google search would have revealed the proper spelling, but I'll probably be guilty of worse before it is all over.

i dont kno Draim, those legs are looking kinda black and i see that white mustache very clearly. i have both of these robust spiders and the hainanum's stache seems more prominent to me. okay we need you to make that spida molt, haha.

I'll see what I can do about the the molting.....give me a few months. Now what mustache are you talking about? Can you include pics of your spiders. Preferably one that highlights the "mustache?"

 

[Draiman]

I'll see what I can do about the the molting.....give me a few months. Now what mustache are you talking about? Can you include pics of your spiders. Preferably one that highlights the "mustache?"

The prolateral setae on the outer side of the chelicerae, directly facing the inside of the pedipalps.

 

[seanbond]

the carapace does look golden but those legs, my schmidti has needed a molt and its legs never got that dark. it could just be a darker version tho.
ill have to look thru my files for pix.

 

[Jmugleston]

The prolateral setae on the outer side of the chelicerae, directly facing the inside of the pedipalps.

The "mustache" mentioned is quite prominent, but I've never kept either species, so I have nothing to compare it to. Is this group of setae present on H. schmidti as well or just H. hainanum?

 

[Draiman]

The "mustache" mentioned is quite prominent, but I've never kept either species, so I have nothing to compare it to. Is this group of setae present on H. schmidti as well or just H. hainanum?

It is conspicuously visible on both H. schmidti and H. hainanum. In fact, the two species are very closely related. Nonetheless, I still think your spider is a schmidti.

 

[Jmugleston]

I dug through a pile of papers in my "to read" pile and I found a copy of the paper detailing the minor differences between these two species. Once she molts I'll be should be able to use their key to be sure on the species. Thanks for your input thus far.

 

[seanbond]

for a reference

 

[Jmugleston]

for a reference

Mine looks quite similar to that. Hopefully she molts soon to be sure. Now to find more of these.......