Thelcticopis vs Heteropoda sp. (javana-group)

BenLeeKing

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I've been going about my usual day, until I cam across a picture of a fuzzy Huntsman with red chelicerae. It looks like a Heteropoda davidbowie as far as the pose and all the fuzz, but it's grey and has red chelicerae, so I thought it might be some close relative.
Upon further digging I found the genus Thelcticopis, which has memebers that look the picture of the fuzzy huntsman I saw, like Thelcticopis ochracea.
Then I found Thelcticopis modesta, who is all orange, and now my mind is officially messed up... they look just like H. davidbowie in my eyes.
What is the difference between the H. davidbowie relatives and Thelcticopis? Are there any studies done on the genetics of the genus Heteropoda?
Help.
 

NYAN

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The photos online are almost all of H. davidbowie.

I believe H. davidbowie used to be misidentified as this species.
 
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