hmmm . . . was not aware of that distinction - thanks for the info.There is no specie called Avicularia metallica it´s Avicularia cf. metallica
Cf means confer (compare) = Avicularia "probably" metallicahmmm . . . was not aware of that distinction - thanks for the info.
well it is listed in the wscThere is no specie called Avicularia metallica it´s Avicularia cf. metallica
Read again what i wrote, the holotypes are gonewell it is listed in the wsc
mf metallica Ausserer, 1875....................Suriname [urn:lsid:amnh.org:spidersp:001816]
A. m. Ausserer, 1875: 185 (Df).
A. m. Peters, 2003: 89, f. 359, 362 (Dm).
you said there is NO species called Avicularia metallica.Read again what i wrote, the holotypes are gone
Yes, you are correct, i shouldnt have written the way i did, but they should always be spelled with cf.you said there is NO species called Avicularia metallica.
and I just pointed out that there is a species called Avicularia metallica. the fact that the holotypes have gone or the paper is rubbish or what we have in the hobby should be called Avicularia cf. metallica is irelivant because there is still a spider described as Avicularia metallica so there is a spider that is called Avicularia metallica, only we do not know which it is.
Interesting . . . I guess mine is Avicularia cf. metallica "Surinam"Cf means confer (compare) = Avicularia "probably" metallica
It is not even sure the real Avicularia metallica exists in the hobby, many holotypes and descriptions where destroyed during ww2 so there is no material left to compare it to.
There are 2 different Avicularia cf. metallica in the hobby.
Avicularia cf. metallica "Cayenne, French Guyana"
This is the most common one in the hobby with reddish hair on the sides of the abdomen and on the front part of the abdomen closest to carapace.
Avicularia cf. metallica "Surinam"
This is from the same locality as the real A. metallica is described from and could possible be the real A. metallica but that we might never know? This one has a completely black abdomen without any red hairs.
No, no reddish, white or pink tips. Completely black hairs if it is from Surinam.Interesting . . . I guess mine is Avicularia cf. metallica "Surinam"
then - - white tips on the end of all it's hairs, but no red hairs at all.
Avicularia cf. metallica "Cayenne, French Guyana"Here are 3 pics I took with my cell phone 20 minutes ago.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c392/ZMODE/pic2.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c392/ZMODE/pic1.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c392/ZMODE/pic3.jpg
Would like to recomend you Avicularia juruensis http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0&tx=84&ty=84Thank you Falk. Now I want to get my hands on a few more Avicularia cf. metallica
Just love the way they look.