The Tarantula Bibliography :: February 2010

Grammostola Simon, 1892
THERAPHOSINAE — type species: Grammostola mollicoma

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.

Bücherl, W. 1951.
Estudos sobre a biologia e a sistemática do género Grammostola Simon, 1892.
Monografias Inst. Butantan 1: 1-203.

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

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1921.
On the genus Grammostola, Simon.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 7: 293-305.

Schiapelli, R.D. & B.S. Gerschman de P. 1961.
Las especies del género Grammostola Simon 1892, en la República Argentina (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Actas Trab. Congr. S. amer. Zool. I (La Plata, 1959) 3: 199-208.

Grammostola actaeon (Pocock, 1903)
– Brazil, Uruguay

Pocock, R.I. 1903.
On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 11: 81-115 [p. 99].

Grammostola alticeps (Pocock, 1903)
– Brazil, Uruguay

Pocock, R.I. 1903.
On some genera and species of South American Aviculariidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 11: 81-115 [p. 100].

Grammostola andreleetzi Vol, 2008
– Uruguay

Vol, F. 2008
Description d'une espèce naine de Grammostola Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) provenant de l'Uruguay et notes sur sa biologie.
L'arachnologiste 1: 22-37 [p. 27, fig.].

Grammostola borelli (Simon, 1897)
– Paraguay

Simon, E. 1897.
Liste de arachides recueillis aux îles du Cap Vert, dans la République Argentine et le Paraguay et descriptions d'espèces nouvelles.
In Viaggio del Dott. A. Borelli nella République Argentina e nel Paraguay.
Boll. Mus. zool. anat. comp. Torino 12(270): 1-8.

Gabriel, R. 2009
Notes on the taxonomic placement of Eurypelma borellii (Simon 1897), and Grammostola pulchripes Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae).
Exotiske Insekter 73: 7-13 [p. 9].

Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra, 1946
– Argentina

Ibarra G., A. 1946.
Arañas y araneismo (Las arañas peligrosas en la República Argentina).
Semana méd., B. Aires 50: 763-793 [p. 786, f. 8].

Ibarra G., A. 1961.
Datos biologicos sobre Grammostola burzaquensis Ibarra Grasso 1946 y su distribucion geografica (Araneae Theraphosidae).
Neotropica 7: 7-12.

Grammostola chalcothrix Chamberlin, 1917
– Argentina

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 46, pl. 3, f. 5-7].

Grammostola doeringi (Holmberg, 1881)
– Argentina

Holmberg, E.L. 1881.
Arácnidos.
In Informe oficial de la Comisión científica agregada al Estado Mayor General de la Expedición al Rio Negro (Patagonia) ... bajo los órdenes del General D. Julio A. Roca. Entrega I.
Buenos Aires, Zoología: 117-168 [p. 147, pl. 3, f. 8].

Grammostola fossor Schmidt, 2001
– Argentina

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2001.
Grammostola fossor sp. n., ein weiterer Vertreter der Grammostola iheringi-Gruppe aus Argentinien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 9(3): 2-8 [p. 3, f. 4-7].

Grammostola gossei (Pocock, 1899)
– Argentina

Pocock, R.I. 1899.
Scorpions and spiders.
In Fitzgerald, A.E. (ed.). The highest Andes.
London, pp. 356-360 [p. 358, f. 2].

Ibarra-Grasso, A. 1953.
Grammostola gossei (Pocock).
DATZ 6(3): 72-76.

Grammostola grossa (Ausserer, 1871)
– Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Ausserer, A. 1871.
Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor).
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wein 21: 117-224 [p. 210, pl. 1, f. 9].

Meinhardt, M. 1997.
Eigenartiges Verhalten bei Grammostola grossa.
DeArGe Mitteilungen 2(7): 6-7.

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1994.
Grammostola pulchripes ist ein Synonym von G. grossa.
Arachnol. Mag. 2(7): 23.

Grammostola iheringi (Keyserling, 1891)
– Brazil

Keyserling, E. 1891.
Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen.
Nürnberg, 3: 1-278 [p. 19, pl. 1, f. 4].

COSTA, F.G. & F. PÉREZ-MILES. 2002.
Reproductive biology of Uruguayan theraphosids (Araneae, Mygalomorphae).
Journal of Arachnology 30(3): 571-587.
Download Article

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

Webb, A. 1989.
To be or... not to be!! Grammostola iheringi (The Entre Rios tarantula).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 5(1): 6.

Grammostola inermis Mello-Leitão, 1941
– Argentina

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1941.
Las arañas de Córdoba, La Rioja, Catamarca, Tucumán, Salta y Jujuy colectadas por los Profesores Birabén.
Revta Mus. La Plata (N.S., Zool.) 2: 99-198 [p. 101, pl. II, f. 2, 2a].

Grammostola mendozae (Strand, 1907)
– Argentina

Strand, E. 1907.
Aviculariidae und Atypidae des Kgl. Naturalienkabinetts in Stuttgart.
Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Württbg. 63: 1-100 [p. 46].

Grammostola mollicoma (Ausserer, 1875)
– Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay

Ausserer, A. 1875.
Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor).
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 25: 125-206 [p. 198].

COSTA, F.G. & F. PÉREZ-MILES. 2002.
Reproductive biology of Uruguayan theraphosids (Araneae, Mygalomorphae).
Journal of Arachnology 30(3): 571-587.
Download Article

COSTA, F.G. & F. PÉREZ-MILES. 2007.
Cruel and irresponsible traffic of spiders in Uruguay.
ARACHNE 12(3): 40.

Pérez-Miles, F. 1989.
Variacion relativa de caracteres somaticos y genitales en Grammostola mollicoma (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Journal of Arachnology 17(3): 263-274.
Download Article

PANZERA, A., PERDOMO, C. & F. Pérez-Miles. 2009.
Spiderling emergence in the tarantula Grammostola mollicoma (Ausserer 1875): an experimental approach (Araneae,Theraphosidae).
The Journal of Arachnology 37: 92-96.

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

Grammostola monticola (Strand, 1907)
– Bolivia

Strand, E. 1907.

Vorläufige Diagnosen afrikanischer und südamerikanischer Spinnen.
Zool. Anz. 31: 525-558 [p. 554].

Grammostola porteri (Mello-Leitão, 1936)
– Chile

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1936.
Etude sur les arachnides de Papudo et Constitucion (Chili), recueillis par le prof. Dr Carlos E. Porter.
Revta chilena Hist. nat. 40: 112-129 [p. 122, pl. 13].

Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1921
– Brazil

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1921.
On the genus Grammostola, Simon.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 7: 293-305 [p. 298].

MAGNIN, D. 1991.
Notes sur l'accouplement de Grammostola pulchra (Mello-Leitao,1921) (Theraphosidae, Grammostolinae).
Arachnides 11.

MAGNIN, D. 1991.
Fiche d'élevage de Grammostola pulchra (Mello-Leitao,1921).
Arachnides 11.

Reed, J. 2004.
Breeding Brazilian blacks.
Forum Magazine of the American Tarantula Society 13(1): 2-4.

Grammostola pulchripes (Simon, 1891)
– Paraguay, Argentina
recent synonyms: Grammostola aureostriata

Simon, E. 1891.
Etudes arachnologiques. 23e Mémoire. XXXVIII. Descriptions d'espèces et de genres nouveaux de la famille des Aviculariidae.
Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 60: 300-312 [p. 311].

Gabriel, R. 2009
Notes on the taxonomic placement of Eurypelma borellii (Simon 1897), and Grammostola pulchripes Simon, 1892 (Araneae: Theraphosidae).
Exotiske Insekter 73: 7-13 [p. 9, pl. 2].

Schmidt, G.E.W. & M. Bullmer. 2001.
Grammostola aureostriata sp. nov., ein vertreter der Grammostola iheringi-Gruppe (Araneae: Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae) aus Argentinien und Paraguay.
Ent. Z., Stuttgart 111: 173-176 [p. 173, f. 1-7].
[Grammostola aureostriata, junior synonym]
Schmidt, G.E.W. 2001.
Grammostola fossor sp. n., ein weiterer Vertreter der Grammostola iheringi-Gruppe aus Argentinien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 9(3): 2-8.

Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837)
– Argentina, Bolivia, Chile

Walckenaer, C.A. 1837.
Histoire naturelle des insectes. Aptères.
Paris, 1: 1-682 [p. 213].

Briggs, K. 1986.
Notes on pairing of the Chile rose tarantula (Grammostola spatulata).
The Cobweb September 1986: 5-6.

Brigida, R.A. 1993.
Chile rose observations.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 9(1): 26-28.

Brigida, R.A. 1994.
Chile rose observations (continued...).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 9(3): 12-13.

Bustard, R. 1993.
A giant Chile rose (Grammostola spatulata).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 8(4): 11.

Canals, M., M.J. Salazar, C. Durán, D. Figueroa & C. Veloso. 2007(2008).
Respiratory refinements in the mygalomorph spider Grammostola rosea Walckenaer 1837 (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Journal of Arachnology 35(3): 481-486.
Download Article

Delfosse, E. 1998.
Réactions aux soies urticantes de Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837) après une naturalisation (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae).
Arachnides 39.

Fitchett, R. 1988.
Field guide review: 3. Chile rose (or beautiful) (Grammostola cala). 4. Common Chile (or Chile Rose) tarantula (Grammostola spatulata).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 3(2): 8-9.

Frenay, J. 1995.
Grammostola spatulatus [red.=rosea].
Tijdschrift van Vogelspinnen Vereniging Nederland 3(10).

Gallon, R. 1992.
Moulting obserations of Grammostola cala.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 8(1): 15-16.

Lampe, R.A. et al. 1993.
Isolation and pharmacological characterization of omega-grammotoxin SIA, a novel peptide inhibitor of neuronal voltage-sensitive calcium channel responses.
Molecular Pharmacology 44(2): 451-460.
View Abstract

Pecina, P. 1999.
Epigamni projevy a kopulace sklipkana Grammostola rosea.
[Manifestations of breeding and mating in the tarantula spider Grammostola rosea].
Akvarium Terarium 42(9): 45-48.

Pewtress, R., F. Pewtress, T. Haddow & K. Haddow. 1997.

A captive breeding of the Chile rose tarantula Grammostola
spatulata
.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 13(1): 27-29.

SEYFFARTH, F. 1996.
Compte-rendu de reproduction concernant les espèces suivantes: APHONOPELMA anax, PHRYXOTRICHUS roseus et AVICULARIA versicolor.
Arachnides 30.

Smith, A.M. 1986.
The great Phryxothrichius roseus debate.
British Tarantula Fellowship Newsletter 10: 4.

Smith, A.M. 1990.
Taxonomic differences between the closely related species Grammostola spatulata Cambridge, 1897 and Grammostola cala Chamberlin, 1917 from Chile.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 6(1): 19-21.

Striffler, B.F. 2004.
Die Rote Chile Vogelspinne (Grammostola rosea) + andere Grammostola-Arten.
Natur und Tier - Verlag Münster.
View or Order Book

Suchnya, T. et al. 2000.
Identification of a peptide toxin from Grammostola spatulata spider venom that blocks cation-selective stretch-activated channels.
Journal of General Physiology 115(5): 583-598.
View Article

VINCENT, M. 1994.
A propos de GRAMMOSTOLA spatulata (Cambridge, 1897).
Arachnides 22.

Grammostola schulzei (Schmidt, 1994)
– unknown

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1994.
Eine neue Eumenophorine (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Eumenophorinae).
Arachnol. Mag. 2(1): 3-7 [p. 4, f. 1].

Bertani, R. & C. Sayuri F. 2004.
Polyspinosa Schmidt, 1999 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Eumenophorinae) is a synonym of Grammostola Simon, 1892 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae).
Revta Ibérica Aracnol. 9: 329-331.

FERRETTI, N.E. & A.A. FERRERO. 2008.
Short Communication: Courtship and mating behavior of Grammostola schulzei (Schmidt 1994) (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a burrowing tarantula from Argentina.
The Journal of Arachnology 36: 480-483.
Download Article

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1999.
Neuer Name für Polyspina schultzei Schmidt, 1994 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Eumenophorinae).
Arachnol. Mag. 7(7/8): 14.

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2004.
Grammostola "argentinensis" ist identisch mit Grammostola schulzei (Schmidt, 1994) (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Tarantulas of the World 99: 9, 12-13.

Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1961
– Argentina

Schiapelli, R.D. & B.S. Gerschman de P. 1961.
Las especies del género Grammostola Simon 1892, en la República Argentina (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Actas Trab. Congr. S. amer. Zool. I (La Plata, 1959) 3: 199-208 [p. 204, f. 5-6].

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2003.
Das Männchen von Grammostola vachoni Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1960 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Tarantulas of the World 88: 12-15.

Please contribute! To submit additional citations, corrections or provide links for papers that are available online please click here.

Theraphosidae

  • 921 species/116 genera

Subfamilies

  • SUBFAMILY (# of genera)
  • Acanthopelminae (1)
  • Aviculariinae (4)
  • Eumenophorinae (12)
  • Harpactirinae (8)
  • Ischnocolinae (13)
  • Ornithoctoninae (6)
  • Selenocosmiinae (14)
  • Selenogyrinae (3)
  • Stromatopelminae (3)
  • Theraphosinae (50)
  • Thrigmopoeinae (2)

Other Pages

Search This Site

Please Support