The Tarantula Bibliography :: February 2010

Haplopelma Simon, 1892
ORNITHOCTONINAE — type species: Haplopelma doriae

Simon, E. 1892.
Histoire naturelle des araignées.
Paris, 1: 1-256.

Gabriel, R. 1998.

Mites, artificial incubation and the first successful breeding of a new species of Asian spider.
Webbings 1(2): 6-7.

Samadi, J.-P. 2008.
Haplopelma Arten in Thailand Beobachtungen zur Lebensweise.
ARACHNE 13(6): 16-30.

Stanton, B. 1995.
Better tarantula homes and gardens: Keeping Haplopelma in captivity.
Forum Magazine of the American Tarantula Society 4(2): 36-38.

Tansley, G. 1994.
Unexpected aggression in the male Haplopelma.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 10(4): 120-123.

Von Wirth, V. & M. Huber. 2002.
Einige Praxis-Tipps zur Haltung von Haplopelma Arten und anderen Röhren bewohnenden Vogelspinnen.
DeArGe Mitteilungen 7(11): 14-23.
(original German paper, BTS English translation version below)

Von Wirth, V. & M. Huber. 2002. Earth Tigers – die asiatischen Vogelspinnen der Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae.
Draco 4(16): 26-36.

Von Wirth, V. & M. Huber. 2004.
Housing specimens of Haplopelma and other tube-dwelling tarantulas.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 19(4): 107-112.

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma albostriatum (Simon, 1886)
– Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand

Simon, E. 1886.
Arachnides recuellis par M. A. Pavie (sous chef du service des postes au Cambodge) dans le royaume de Siam, au Cambodge et en Cochinchine.
Act. Soc. linn. Bord. 40: 137-166 [p. 161].

Eckardt, D. 1989.
Rearing the Asian black (Melopoeus minax/albostriatus).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 5(1): 26-27.

Honsa, V. 2001.
Bird spider Haplopelma albostriatum.
Sklípkan 6(5/6): 105-106.

Smith, A.M. 1996.
A new species of Haplopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with notes on two close relatives.
Mygalomorph 1: 21-32.

Smith, A.M. 1987.
Species file: Melopoeus albostriatus (Simon, 1886).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 3(1): 10-15.

Tansley, G. 1987.
Breeding Haplopelma albostriatum.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 21(4): 108-112.

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma doriae (Thorell, 1890)
– Borneo
TYPE SPECIES

Thorell, T. 1890.
Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani. IV, 1.
Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova 28: 1-419 [p. 397].

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma hainanum (Liang et al., 1999)
– China
recent synonyms: Selenocosmia hainana, Ornithoctonus hainana

Liang, S.P., X.J. Peng, R.H. Huang & P. Chen. 1999.
Biochemical identification of Selenocosmia hainana sp. nov. from south China (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Life Sci. Res. 3: 299-303 [p. 300, f. 1-4].

Chen, D.H., C.M. Yin, X. Xu & Y.H. Bao. 2004.
Males of two theraphosids from south China (Arachnida, Araneae).
Acta zootaxon. sin. 29: 606-608.

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Zhu, M.S., D.X. Song & T.H. Li. 2001.
A new species of the family Theraphosidae, with taxonomic study on the species Selenocosmia hainana (Arachnida: Araneae)
J. Baoding Teachers Coll. 14(2): 1-6.

Zhu, M. S. & R. Zhang. 2008.
Revision of the theraphosid spiders from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae).
J. Arachnol. 36: 425-447.
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Haplopelma longipes Von Wirth & Striffler, 2005
– Myanmar

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996
– Myanmar, Thailand

Smith, A.M. 1996.
A new species of Haplopelma (Araneae: Theraphosidae), with notes on two close relatives.
Mygalomorph 1: 21-32 [p. 22, f. 1-14].

akker, d. van den. 2001.
Haplopelma lividum, stress en succes.
Tijdschrift van Vogelspinnen Vereniging Nederland 9(31).

Fritzsche, B. 1999.
Vogelspinnensteckbrief Nr. 2. Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996.
[Tarantula info sheet 2 - Haplopelma lividum Smith, 1996].
Arthropoda 7(4): 9, 16.

Moore, S. et al. 2009.
Mass spectrometric characterisation and quantitation of selected low molecular mass compounds from the venom of Haplopelma lividum (Theraphosidae).
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 23(12): 1747-1755.

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma minax (Thorell, 1897)
– Myanmar, Thailand

Thorell, T. 1897.
Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXXIII. Secondo saggio sui Ragni birmani. I. Parallelodontes. Tubitelariae.
Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova (2) 17[=37]: 161-267 [p. 182].

Eckardt, D. 1989.

Rearing the Asian black (Melopoeus minax/albostriatus).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 5(1): 26-27.

Gravely, F.H. 1935.
The male of Ornithoctonus minax Thorell.
Records of the Indian Museum Calcutta 37(2): 211-212.

Smith, A.M. 1987.
Feeding observations of the Melopoeus minax.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 3(1): 10-15.

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma robustum Strand, 1907
– Singapore

Strand, E. 1907.
Aviculariidae und Atypidae des Kgl. Naturalienkabinetts in Stuttgart.
Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Württbg. 63: 1-100 [p. 70].

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma salangense (Strand, 1907)
– Malaysia

Strand, E. 1907.
Aviculariidae und Atypidae des Kgl. Naturalienkabinetts in Stuttgart.
Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Württbg. 63: 1-100 [p. 67].

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth, 1991
– Vietnam. China
recent synonyms: Haplopelma huwena, Selenocosmia huwena

Von Wirth, V. 1991.
Eine neue Vogelspinnenart aus Vietnam Haplopelma schmidti sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae).
Arachnol. Anz. 18: 6-11 [p. 7, f. 1-11].

Chen, D.H., et al. 2003.
Scanning electron microscopic observations on body surface structures of Ornithoctonus huwena.
Chinese J. Zool. 38: 70-74.

Du, E.M. 2000.

Poisonous effects of Selenocosmia huwena.
Chin. J. Zool. 35(1): 36-37.

Liang, S.-P. 2004.
An overview of peptide toxins from the venom of the Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena Wang [=Ornithoctonus huwena (Wang)].
Toxicon 43(5): 575-585.

Liang, S.-P., X.-D. Chen, Q. Shu, Y. Zhang & K. Peng. 2000.
The presynaptic activity of huwentoxin-I, a neurotoxin from the venom of the Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena.
Toxicon 38(9): 1237-1246.

Liang, S.-P. & X. Pan. 1995.
A lectin-like peptide isolated from the venom of the Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena.
Toxicon 33(7): 875-882.

Liang, S.-P., D.-Y. Zhang, X. Pan, Q. Chen & P.-A. Zhou. 1993.
Properties and amino acid sequence of Huwentoxin-I, a neurotoxin purified from the venom of the Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena.
Toxicon 31(8): 969-978.

Nepustil, J. 2002.
Bird spider Haplopelma schmidti.
Sklípkan 7(2): 31-32.

Netopil, S. 2002.
Controversy about Selenocosmia huwena Wang, Peng & Xie, 1993.
Sklípkan 7(2): 45.

Peters, H.-J. 1999.
Handelt es sich bei Selenocosmia huwena Wang, Peng & Xie, 1993, die in der chinesischen Spinnengift-Forschung Verwendung findet, wirklich um eine Selenocosmia oder um Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth 1991?
[Is Selenocosmia huwena Wang, Peng & Xie, 1993, which features in Chinese spider venom research really a Selenocosmia or a Haplopelma schmidti von Wirth 1991?].
Arachnol. Mag. 7(4): 7-13.

Qu, Y., S.-P. Liang, J. Ding, L. Ma, R. Zhang & X. Gu. 1995.
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance studies on huwentoxin-I from the venom of the spider Selenocosmia huwena: 1. Sequence-specific 1H-NMR assignments.
J. Protein Chem. 14(7): 549-557.

Qu, Y., S.-P. Liang, J. Ding, L. Ma, R. Zhang & X. Gu. 1997.
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance studies on huwentoxin-I from the venom of the spider Selenocosmia huwena: 2. Three-dimensional structure solution.
J. Protein Chem. 16(6): 549-557.

Schmidt, G. 2000.
The mystery of Selenocosmia huwena Wang, Peng, & Xie, 1993, a tarantula from China.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 15(3): 77-79.

Shu, Q. & S.-P. Liang. 1999.
Purification and characterization of huwentoxin-II, a neurotoxic peptide from the venom of the Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena.
J. Pept. Res. 53(5): 486-491.

Von Wirth, V. & B.F. Striffler. 2005.
Neue Erkennstisse zur Vogelspinnen – Unterfamilie Ornithoctoninae, mit Beschreibung von Ornithoctonus aureotibialis sp. n. und Haplopelma longipes sp. n. (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Arthropoda 13(2): 2-27.
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Wang, J.F., X.J. Peng & L.P. Xie. 1993.
One new species of the genus Selenocosmia from south China (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Acta Sci. nat. Univ. norm. Hunan 16: 72-74.

Yin, C.M. & Y.H. Bao. 1995.
A supplimental [sic] description to two male spiders of the family Araneidae from China (Arachnida: Araneae).
Acta arachn. sin. 4: 127-130.

Zhang, R. & S.-P. Liang. 1993.
Assignment of the three disulfide bridges of huwentoxin-I, a neurotoxin from the spider Selenocosmia huwena.
J. Protein Chem. 12(6): 735-740.

Zhou, P.A. et al. 1997.
Blockade of neuromuscular transmission by huwentoxin-I, purified from the venom of the Chinese bird spider Selenocosmia huwena.
Toxicon 35(1): 39-45.

Zhu, M.S. & D.X. Song. 2000.
Taxonomic study on Selenocosmia huwena Wang et al., 1993 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae).
J. Hubei Univ. 20: 53-56.

Zhu, M. S. & R. Zhang. 2008.
Revision of the theraphosid spiders from China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae).
J. Arachnol. 36: 425-447 [p. 429, f. 3A-K, 13-14].
[Selenocosmia huwena, junior synonym]
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Haplopelma vonwirthi Schmidt, 2005
– Vietnam

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2005.
Haplopelma vonwirthi sp. n., eine neue Art der Haplopelma minax-Gruppe aus Südostasien (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornitoctoninae).
Tarantulas of the World 103: 4-12 [p. 5, fig. 1-3].

Peters, H.-J. 2005.
Tarantulas of the World: Kleiner Atlas der Vogelspinnen - Band 3.
Self-published [p. 72, fig. 235-241].

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. 24, fig. 1-3].

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2006.
Das Männchen von Haplopelma volkervonwirthi nom. nov. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae).
Tarantulas of the World 113/114: 6-12.

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2006.
Anmerkungen zu Arachne 11(1).
Tarantulas of the World 115/116: 3-9.

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