[Taxacom] tarantula, Bahia, Brazil

[volker von wirth]

Hi,

difficult to say. Tarantula (=Theraphosidae) identification can be usually 
only made by the examination of taxonomically relevant bodystructures like 
genital structur, shape and structure of stridulating organs etc., but not 
by coloration. I can say that it is definitely a male, probably a 
Chromatopelma cyanopubescense male, but in this case the distribution does 
not fit, because this Species is only known from Venezuela up to now. I've 
forwarded your question to Dr. Perez-Miles and Dr. Bertani, which are the 
leading Systematists for the Theraphosidae from South America. Maybe they 
can say something more than I can.

Wth best regards,        Volker

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