Tliltocatl sabulosus (synonym Brachypelma sabulosum) is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae (tarantulas), found in Guatemala.[1]
| Tliltocatl sabulosus | |
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| Captive spider, probably a female of this species | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Tliltocatl |
| Species: | T. sabulosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Tliltocatl sabulosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)[1]
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Description edit
Tliltocatl sabulosus 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 edit
Tliltocatl sabulosus was first described, as Eurypelma sabulosum, by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1897. It was transferred to the genus Brachypelma in 1989.[1] In 2019, it was proposed that it be moved to the new genus Tliltocatl; this has been accepted by the World Spider Catalog.[1]
Distribution edit
Tliltocatl sabulosus was originally collected around Tikal in northern Guatemala.[2]
Conservation edit
All species of Brachypelma, then including Tliltocatl, including T. sabulosus, were placed on CITES Appendix II in 1994, thus restricting trade.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Taxon details Tliltocatl sabulosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-03-01
- ^ a b Pickard-Cambridge, F.O. (1897), "Eurypelma sabulosum, sp. n.", Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones, vol. 2, Biologia Centrali-Americana, London, p. 26
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ 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
- ^ "Brachypelma smithi (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897): Documents", Species+, UNEP-WCMC & CITES Secretariat, retrieved 2017-09-22
External links edit
- Hijmensen, Eddy (2011), "Brachypelma sabulosum", mantid.nl, retrieved 2017-10-05 – photographs taken in the wild