Brachypelma sabulosum

Brachypelma sabulosum
Captive spider, probably a female Brachpelma sabulosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Brachypelma
Species: B. sabulosum
Binomial name
Brachypelma sabulosum
Synonyms[1]
  • Eurypelma sabulosum F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
  • Delopelma sabulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)

Brachypelma sabulosum is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in Guatemala.[1]

Description

Brachypelma sabulosum is a large tarantula, females having a total body length of around 65–70 mm. The fourth leg is the longest at around 75 mm. It is generally black in colour, with scattered red hairs on the abdomen.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Brachypelma sabulosum was first described, as Eurypelma sabulosum, by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1897. It was transferred to the genus Brachypelma in 1989.[1]

Distribution

Brachypelma sabulosum was originally collected around Tikal in northern Guatemala.[2]

Conservation

All species of Brachypelma, including B. sabulosum, were placed on CITES Appendix II in 1994, thus restricting trade.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Taxon details Brachypelma sabulosum (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-10-01
  2. 1 2 Pickard-Cambridge, F.O. (1897), "Eurypelma sabulosum, sp. n.", Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones, vol. 2, Biologia Centrali-Americana, London, p. 26
  3. ↑ Peters, Heinz-Josef (2003), "Brachypelma sabulosum (F.O. P-Cambridge, 1897)", Amerika's Vogelspinnen, Tarantulas of the World (in German), Wegberg: H.-J. Peters, p. 124, ISBN 978-3-933443-06-9
  4. ↑ "Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897): Documents", Species+, UNEP-WCMC & CITES Secretariat, retrieved 2017-09-22
  • Hijmensen, Eddy (2011), "Brachypelma sabulosum", mantid.nl, retrieved 2017-10-05 – photographs taken in the wild
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