Think you know T's? Guess this one.

[Ice Cold Milk]

Good luck with this one
I know the positive ID, anyone else like to hazard a guess? Kudos to those who can also figure out just the Genus name.
Was time to re-house these buggers as they have severely outgrown their homes...so took a few pics!

Hint for the taxonomists: Check the third pic between the chelicarae, that will give you a hint at the genus.

-=ICM=-

 

[Rydog]

Pterinochilus......or maybe Euathalus. Just my guesses, beautiful T by the way.

 

[Rochelle]

At the risk of public humiliation...I'm guessing OBT.

 

[verry_sweet]

I’m pretty sure I know what it is, but I don’t want to ruin the fun

 

[Apophis]

Harpactira sp.? :?

 

[mitchell123]

Harpactira baviana...color form something

 

[Austin S.]

http://www.birdspiders.com/archive/7FA96070G3048G23A9G27F75C79E0E18654.html

??

 

[verry_sweet]

http://www.birdspiders.com/archive/7FA96070G3048G23A9G27F75C79E0E18654.html

That’s my answer as well

 

[Anastasia]

Donno, but it looks mean

 

[Ice Cold Milk]

Ok two guesses have been made correctly in terms of the genus... keep it coming.

It's not baviana.

nother helpful hint - this is a juvenile male, the males and females resemble the pics even to adulthood, and grow quite large.

No fair using Rick West's site though it's not Harpactirella...

 

[Hendrik C.]

Hi,

H. atra

Best regards,
Hendrik Cornehl

Edit:
Maybe H. chrysogaster... but I'm quite sure it's H. atra.

 

[Rochelle]

Arrgghhh!
You're killin' us, here!:razz:

 

[Ice Cold Milk]

Hi,

H. atra

Best regards,
Hendrik Cornehl

Edit:
Maybe H. chrysogaster... but I'm quite sure it's H. atra.

We have a winner! (Harpactira atra). No common name for this species...
Somehow I knew a German would win... they love baboon spiders more than the African people here do

 

[Hendrik C.]

Hehe, nice. ;P

Did I win some adult females now? :worship:

 

[PhilR]

I was going to say Harpactira sp. because of the apparent prolateral cheliceral scopulae in the third picture (and your location was a bit of a clue ). I had no idea it was H. atra though

Hendrik was obviously several steps in front of me

 

[Rochelle]

...apparantly I need to travel more.....:8o
Beautiful T.! (and I learned something, too.):worship:

 

[Ice Cold Milk]

I was going to say Harpactira sp. because of the apparent prolateral cheliceral scopulae in the third picture (and your location was a bit of a clue ). I had no idea it was H. atra though

Hendrik was obviously several steps in front of me

Ya, it's a pretty tough guess, i don't know of any pictures on the net of H. atra besides the one by Rick West (and another pic of my same spider by 'Taki F&T' here on ab.com). And then the entire genus Harpactira is pretty screwed up, so there really is no key...

 

[PhilR]

I think that somehow some Hapractira spp. may have 'made their way' over to Europe, in fact I'm sure I saw some H. hamiltoni on a list a little while ago.

If I'm not mistaken (and it has been known), Dr. Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman or the ARC-PPRI in Pretoria published a key a while ago. I'll have a look when I'm at home.

 

[Ice Cold Milk]

I think that somehow some Hapractira spp. may have 'made their way' over to Europe, in fact I'm sure I saw some H. hamiltoni on a list a little while ago.

If I'm not mistaken (and it has been known), Dr. Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman or the ARC-PPRI in Pretoria published a key a while ago. I'll have a look when I'm at home.

Ya, i've glanced at her book a while back... I don't own it, so I can't say if it has an actual key in it, but she certainly describes species and their geo location.

AFAIK, Richard Gallon is/was heading up the re-classification of the genus, which is a painstaking process

And yes, H. hamiltoni is definitely in Europe now (i've seen them living in the hills behind my house...very rare though). I've also seen A. junodi on people's lists.

 

[PhilR]

Ya, i've glanced at her book a while back... I don't own it, so I can't say if it has an actual key in it, but she certainly describes species and their geo location.

AFAIK, Richard Gallon is/was heading up the re-classification of the genus, which is a painstaking process

And yes, H. hamiltoni is definitely in Europe now (i've seen them living in the hills behind my house...very rare though). I've also seen A. junodi on people's lists.

Had a look last night, and you're right, it doesn't have a Harpactira spp. key, only locations.

I actually live about 20 miles away from Richard. He's generally up to his neck in work, a very busy chap. I'm sure that what he's working on will be well worth the wait though

I keep A. junodi myself. There seem to be a few around and about at the moment (well females anyway!). Many of which are turning out to be A. breyeri by the looks of it.