Taxonomy News/Updates

• Nelson Ferretti; Jorge Barneche 2012. New Species of Eupalaestrus from Argentina (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae.) Iheringia, Ser. Zool. vol. 102 no. 3 Porto Alegre Sept. 2012.
{Very similar-looking to E. campestratus except this new species, E. larae, has a thickened leg 4 femur and tibia and two parallel longitudinal lines down the femur, patella and tibia of the legs. Also, this species was collected in the Chaco region of Northern Argentina v.s. the Chaco region of Paraguay where E. campestratus is collected from.}

2011

Gallon, R. C. 2011. A new Pterinochilus species from South Africa (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 15 (4): 121–126.

Abstract. A new Southern African Pterinochilus species, P. lapalala sp. n., is described, illustrated and diagnosed from its congeners. The available distribution data suggest this species is limited to the Waterberg mountains of Limpopo Province and appears to demonstrate some degree of habitat specialisation. It represents the most southerly recorded Pterinochilus species.

2010

Theraphosa stirmi "Burgundy Goliath Birdeater" described! Change your tank labels again! The initial name passed around this past year was T. spinipes. This is now incorrect and should be changed to T. stirmi. Don't shoot the messenger. :) Rudloff J.-P. & D. Weinmann. 2010. A new giant tarantula from Guyana. Arthropoda Sciencia 1 (1): 20-38.

Richard C. Gallon (2010): A new genus and species of Harpactirinae from coastal Angola (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 15 (3), 79-82. Summary: A distinctive new monotypic African theraphosid spider genus is described from coastal Angola and diagnosed from
the other Harpactirinae genera. The type species of the new genus represents a new species.

African taxonomy paper out - name changes galore! Gallon, R. C. 2010. On some Southern African Harpactirinae, with notes on the eumenophorines Pelinobius muticus Karsch, 1885 and Monocentropella Strand, 1907 (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc., 15 (2): 29-48.