Tliltocatl sabulosus

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

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

Description

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

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

Tliltocatl sabulosus was originally collected around Tikal in northern Guatemala.[2]

Conservation

All species of Brachypelma, then including Tliltocatl, including T. sabulosus, were placed on CITES Appendix II in 1994, thus restricting trade.[4]

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References
  1. "Taxon details Tliltocatl sabulosus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-03-01
  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
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