Brachypelma schroederi

Brachypelma schroederi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Brachypelma
Species: B. schroederi
Binomial name
Brachypelma schroederi
Rudloff, 2003[1]
Distribution within Mexico

Brachypelma schroederi is a species of spiders in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in Mexico.[1] It is found in the central valley in Oaxaca State, Mexico.[2]

Description

Brachypelma schroederi is of medium size for the genus; males have a total body length of around 34–36 mm, females being significantly larger at around 48 mm. The fourth leg is longest, without the coxa measuring about 61 mm in males and 47 mm in females. The overall colour is dark brown to black, without the quantity of red hairs on the border of the carapace, abdomen and legs typical of many other Brachypelma species. The trochanters and femora of the first pair of legs have plumose hairs. The first and second pairs of legs of the male lack spines. The eggs are fewer in number and larger than in most Brachypelma species, producing larger and faster maturing young.[3]

Taxonomy

Brachypelma schroederi was first described by Jan-Peter Rudloff in 2003.[1] The specific name refers to Steffen Schröder, a spider enthusiast, who bred B. schroederi, and provided Rudloff with both observations and specimens.[3]

Distribution

Brachypelma schroederi was described from specimens said to have been collected from the area around Acapulco in Mexico.[3] However, this appears to be based on incorrect information from the dealer who supplied the specimens, and the actual distribution is Valles Centrales de Oaxaca, Oaxaca State, Mexico.[2]

Conservation

All species of Brachypelma were placed on CITES Appendix II in 1994, thus restricting trade. B. schroederi was not explicitly listed, as it had not been described at the time.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Taxon details Brachypelma schroederi Rudloff, 2003", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-10-02
  2. 1 2 Longhorn, Stuart J. (2014), "On type localities of Mexican tarantulas, either missing for Bonnetina, or misleading for Brachypelma, with appeal for accurate biogeographic data" (PDF), British Tarantula Society Journal, 29 (1): 16–28, retrieved 2017-10-05
  3. 1 2 3 Rudloff, J.-P. (2003), "Eine neue Brachypelma-Art aus Mexiko, Brachypelma schroederi sp. n. (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae", Arthropoda, 11 (3): 2–15
  4. ↑ "Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897): Documents", Species+, UNEP-WCMC & CITES Secretariat, retrieved 2017-09-22
  • Hijmensen, Eddy (2011), "Brachypelma schroederi", mantid.nl, retrieved 2017-10-05 – photographs taken in the wild
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