The Tarantula Bibliography :: April 2013

The Tarantula Bibliography

Acanthoscurria Ausserer, 1871
— type species: Acanthoscurria geniculata

Carlo, J.M. de. 1973.
Anatomia microscopica de las espermatecas de los géneros Grammostola y Acanthoscurria.
Physis B. Aires (C) 32: 343-350.

Fitchett, R. 1988.

Field guide review: No. 5. Colombian black bird eaters (Acanthoscurria sp.) (Xenesthis sp.)
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 3(3): 2-3.

Gonzalez-Filho, H.M.O. , S.M. Lucas, F.d.S. Paula, R.P. Indicatti & A.D. Brescovit. 2012.
On the Taxonomy of Acanthoscurria Ausserer from Southeastern
Brazil with Data on the Natural History of A. gomesiana
Mello-Leitão (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae).
International Journal of Zoology 2012: 1-11.

Lucas, S.M., H.M.O. Gonzalez-Filho, F.d.S. Paula, R. Gabriel & A.D. Brescovit. 2011.
Redescription and new distribution records of Acanthoscurria natalensis (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae).
Zoologia (Curitiba) 28: 525-530.

Schmidt, G. 1998.
Acanthoscurria muß sehr genau untersucht werden.
DeArGe Mitteilungen 3(11): 4-5.

Simoens, H. 1998.
A propos d'une mygale du genre Acanthoscurria (Ausserer, 1871). Notes de terrain.
Arachnides 39.

Verdez, J.-M. 1998.
Notes sur la reproduction d'ACANTHOSCURRIA sp. de Bolivie.
Arachnides 36.

Acanthoscurria acuminata Schmidt & Tesmoingt, 2000
– Bolivia, Brazil

Schmidt, G.E.W. & M. Tesmoingt. 2000.
Eine weitere Acanthoscurria-Art aus Brasilien und Bolivien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnologischs Magazin (Nürnberg) 8(1/2): 1-6.

Acanthoscurria antillensis Pocock, 1903
– Lesser Antilles

Pocock, R. I. 1903.
On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae.
Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 11: 81-115.

Bonet, J. 1995.
Les mygales de Martinique (2ème partie). La mygale du Sud: ACANTHOSCURRIA antillensis (Pocock 1903).
Arachnides 26.

Droguet, S. 2008.
Auf der Suche nach Vogelspinnen auf Martinique: Acanthoscurria antillensis POCOCK, 1903 und WALCKENAER, 1837.
ARACHNE 13(6): 4-13.

Phan, F. 1996.
A propos d'ACANTHOSCURRIA antillensis (Pocock, 1903) (Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae).
Arachnides 29.

Acanthoscurria bollei Schmidt, 2004
– Argentina, Paraguay

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2004.
Acanthoscurria bollei sp. n., eine sehr kleine neue Spezies aus Uruguay und dem angrenzenden Argentinien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Tarantulas of the World 91: 4-8.

Acanthoscurria borealis Schmidt & PETERS, 2005
– Guatemala

Schmidt, G.E.W. & H.-J. Peters. 2005.
Acanthoscurria borealis sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), die erste Acanthoscurria-Art aus Mittel-amerika.
Tarantulas of the World 105: 3-13 [p. 3, fig. 1-15].

Peters, H.-J. 2005.
Tarantulas of the World: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen - Band 3.
Self-published [p. 15, fig. 19-24].

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2005.
Neupublikation einiger von mir in "Arachnol. Mag." und "Tarantulas of the World" zwischen 2000 und 2005 veröffentlichten Arbeiten.
Tarantulas of the World 110(Sond.): 3-49 [p. 28, fig. 1-15].

Acanthoscurria brocklehursti F.O.P.-Cambridge, 1896
– Brazil

Cambridge, F.O.P.-. 1897.
Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones.
In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology.
London, 2: 1-40.

Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909
– Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay

Brèthes, J. 1909.
Notas sobre algunos arachnidos.
Anales Museum Nacional Buenos Aires (3) 12: 45-47.

Bertani, R. & S. Carla-Da-Silva. 2004.

Notes on Acanthoscurria chacoana Brèthes, 1909 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) in Brazil, and its synonymy with Acanthoscurria altmanni Schmidt, 2003
Zootaxa 648: 1-8.
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Acanthoscurria convexa (C.L. Koch, 1842)
– Brazil

Koch, C.L. 1842.
Die Arachniden.
Nürnberg, Neunter Band, pp. 57-108, Zehnter Band, pp. 1-36.

Acanthoscurria cordubensis Thorell, 1894
– Argentina

Thorell, T. 1894.
Förteckning öfver arachnider från Java och närgrändsande öar, insamlade af Carl Aurivillius; jemte beskrifningar å några sydasiatiska och sydamerikanska spindlar.
Bih. Svenska. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 20(4): 1-63.

Acanthoscurria ferina Simon, 1892
– Brazil

Simon, E. 1892.
Etudes arachnologiques. 24e Mémoire. XXXIX. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae (suite).
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 61: 271-284 [p. 282].

Acanthoscurria geniculata (C.L. Koch, 1841)
– Brazil
TYPE SPECIES

Koch, C.L. 1841.
Die Arachniden.
Nürnberg, Achter Band, pp. 41-131, Neunter Band, pp. 1-56 [p. 43, f. 718].

Cléton, F. & J.-M. Verdez. 1999.
Acanthoscurria geniculata.
Terrario Phyllie.

Norton, T. 2010.
Moult sequence — Acanthoscurria geniculata.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 26(1): 36-40.

Schmidt, G. 2004.
Der Doppelgänger von Acanthoscurria geniculata (C.L. KOCH, 1841) heißt Nhandu chromatus sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Tarantulas of the World 92: 6-11.

Simoëns, H. 1998.
Field notes about Acanthoscurria geniculata.
Webbings 1(3): 5.

Verdez, J.-M. 1998.
Profile of Acanthoscurria geniculata – the “Santarem pink-haired birdeater”.
Webbings 1(3): 3.

Verdez, J.-M. 1998.
Acanthoscurria geniculata (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae).
Arachnides 39.

Acanthoscurria gomesiana Mello-Leitão, 1923
– Brazil
junior synonyms: Acanthoscurria aurita, A. pugnax, A. violacea

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1923.
Theraphosideas do Brasil.
Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 306, f. 51-55, 167].

Gonzalez-Filho, H.M.O. , S.M. Lucas, F.d.S. Paula, R.P. Indicatti & A.D. Brescovit. 2012.
On the Taxonomy of Acanthoscurria Ausserer from Southeastern
Brazil with Data on the Natural History of A. gomesiana
Mello-Leitão (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae).
International Journal of Zoology 2012: 1-11

Acanthoscurria hirsutissimasterni Schmidt, 2007
– Argentina

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2007.
Acanthoscurria hirsutissimasterni sp. n., eine bisher oft mit A. sternalis Pocock, 1903 verwechselte Vogelspinne aus Argentinien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Tarantulas of the World 125/126: 3-7.

Acanthoscurria insubtilis Simon, 1892
– Bolivia

Simon, E. 1892.
Etudes arachnologiques. 24e Mémoire. XXXIX. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae (suite).
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 61: 271-284 [p. 282].

Chard, T. 2005.
Acanthoscurria insubtilis and national collections.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 20(2): 57-60.

Acanthoscurria juruenicola Mello-Leitão, 1923
– Brazil

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1923.
Theraphosideas do Brasil.
Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 294].

Acanthoscurria maga Simon, 1892
– South America

Simon, E. 1892.
Etudes arachnologiques. 24e Mémoire. XXXIX. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae (suite).
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 61: 271-284 [p. 280].

Acanthoscurria minor Ausserer, 1871
– Guyana

Ausserer, A. 1871.
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor).
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wein 21: 117-224 [p. 206, pl. 1, f. 11].

Acanthoscurria musculosa Simon, 1892
– Bolivia

Simon, E. 1892.
Etudes arachnologiques. 24e Mémoire. XXXIX. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae (suite).
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 61: 271-284 [p. 281].

Verbeek, M. 2003.
Acanthoscurria musculosa.
Tijdschrift van Vogelspinnen Vereniging Nederland 11(39).

Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917
– Brazil

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 64].

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75.
(A. cursor, synonym; A. fracta, synonym [p. 66, pl. 5, f. 1])

Lucas, S.M., H.M.O.G. Filho, F.d.S. Paula, R. Gabriel & A.D. Brescovit. 2011.
Redescription and new distribution records of Acanthoscurria natalensis (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae).
Zoologia (Curitiba) 28: 525-530 [526].

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de 1923
Theraphosideas do Brasil.
Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1-438.
(A. chiracantha, synonym; A. rondoniae, synonym [p. 286])

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1926.
Algumas Theraphosoideas novas do Brasil.
Rev. Mus. Paulista 14: 307-324 [p. 321].
(A. parahybana, synonym)

Acanthoscurria paulensis Mello-Leitão, 1923
– Brazil
(synonyms: A. atrox, A. guaxupe)

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1923.
Theraphosideas do Brasil.
Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 304, f. 86-88, 178-179].

Lucas, S.M., F. dos S. Paula, H.M.O. Gonzalez F. & A.D. Brescovit. 2010.
Redescription and new distribution records of Acanthoscurria paulensis (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae).
Zoologia (Curitiba) 27: 563-568.
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Pérez-Miles, F. & F.G. Costa. 1994.
Acanthoscurria atrox incorporates urticating hairs into its shedding mat.
Forum Magazine of the American Tarantula Society 3(3): 63-64.

Piza, Jr., S. de T. 1972.
Uma nova aranha Theraphosidae do Brasil.
Revta Agric. Brasil. 47: 161-162 [p. 161, 1 fig.].

Vellard, J. 1924.
Etudes de zoologie.
Archives Institute Vital. Brasil 2: 1-32, 121-170.

Acanthoscurria rhodothele Mello-Leitão, 1923
– Brazil

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1923.
Theraphosideas do Brasil.
Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 296, f. 122, 140].

Acanthoscurria simoensi Vol, 2000
– Guyane (French Guiana)

Vol, F. 2008.
Description d'une deuxieme espece d'Acanthoscurria du bassin des Guyanes, Acanthoscurria simoensi sp. n. et comparaison avec l'espece meconnue Acanthoscurria minor Ausserer, 1871.
Arachnides 47: 8-18 [p. 8, pls. I-III].

Acanthoscurria sternalis Pocock, 1903
– Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay

Pocock, R.I. 1903.
On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 11: 81-115 [p. 86].

Acanthoscurria suina Pocock, 1903
– Argentina, Uruguay

Pocock, R.I. 1903.
On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 11: 81-115 [p. 87].

Costa, F.G. & F. Pérez-Miles. 2002.
Reproductive biology of Uruguayan theraphosids (Araneae, Mygalomorphae).
Journal of Arachnology 30(3): 571-587.
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Lucas, S., A.D. Brescovit & F.S. Paula. 2009.
Eine Merkwürdige Erscheinung: Verdoppelung der Spermathek bei Acanthoscurria suina POCOCK 1903 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae).
ARACHNE 14(6): 12-14.

Pérez-Miles, F. 2006.
Die Biologie der Vogelspinnen Uruguays (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
ARACHNE 11(3): 4-15.

Quirici, V & F.G. Costa. 2005.
Seismic communication during courtship in two burrowing tarantula spiders: an experimental study on Eupalaestrus weijenberghi and Acanthoscurria suina.
Journal of Arachnology 33(1): 159-166.
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Acanthoscurria tarda Pocock, 1903
– Brazil

Pocock, R.I. 1903.
On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 11: 81-115 [p. 87].

Acanthoscurria theraphosoides (Doleschall, 1871)
– Brazil

Doleschall, in Ausserer, A. 1871.
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor).
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wein 21: 117-224 [p. 208, pl. 1, f. 12-13].

Acanthoscurria transamazonica Piza, 1972
– Brazil

Piza, Jr., S. de T. 1972.
A primeira aranha Theraphosidae descrita da Transamazônica.
Revta Agric. Brasil 47: 99-101 [p. 99, 1 fig.].

Acanthoscurria turumban Rodríguez-Manzanilla & Bertani, 2010
– Venezuela

Rodríguez-Manzanilla, C. & R. Bertani. 2010
Descripción de Acanthoscurria turumban sp. nov. (Araneae: Theraphosidae) y primer registro del género para Venezuela.
Bol. Soc. ent. Aragonesa 46: 143-145.

Acanthoscurria urens Vellard, 1924
– Brazil

Vellard, J. 1924.
Etudes de zoologie.
Arch. Inst. Vital. Brasil 2: 1-32, 121-170 [p. 140, pl. 7, f. 33].

Acanthoscurria xinguensis Timotheo, 1960
– Brazil

Timotheo da C., A. 1960.
Uma nova migalomorfa do Alto Xingu, Acanthoscurria xinguensis sp. nov. (Aviculariridae [sic]).
Bolm Mus. nac. Rio de J. (Zool.) 216: 1-13 [p. 2, f. 1-4].

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