The Tarantula Bibliography :: February 2010

Megaphobema Pocock, 1901
THERAPHOSINAE — type species: Megaphobema robustum

Pocock, R.I. 1901.
Some new and old genera of South American Avicularidae.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 8: 540-555.

Schmidt, G. 1991.
Revision der Gattung Megaphobema (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnol. Anz. 13: 11-13.

Smith, A.M. 1991.
A revision of the genus Megaphobema Pocock 1901 (Araneida; Theraphosida; Theraphosinae).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 6(4): 14-19.

Megaphobema mesomelas (O. P.-Cambridge, 1892)
– Costa Rica

Cambridge, O.P.-. 1892.
Arachnida. Araneida.
In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology.
London, 1: 89-104 [p. 90, pl. 11, f. 8].

Eckardt, D. 1990.
Brachypelma mesomelas – Isn’t it better to call it Eurypelma m.?
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 5(4): 5-6.

Fitchett, R. 1988.
Field guide review. No. 8. Costa Rican red leg (Brachypelma Euathlus – mesomelas)
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 4(2): 11.

Frenay, J. 1996.
Megaphobema mesomelas.
Tijdschrift van Vogelspinnen Vereniging Nederland 4(15).

Hull-Williams, V. 1987.
Brachypelma mesomelas.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 2(1): 18-20.

Schmidt, G. 1991.
Revision der Gattung Megaphobema (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnol. Anz. 13: 11-13 [p. 11, f. 2].

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1992.
Das Weibchen von Megaphobema robusta (Ausserer 1875) (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnol. Anz. 3(6): 9-12.

Smith, A.M. 1987.
Species file: Brachypelma mesomelas (O. P.-Cambridge, 1892).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 2(1): 7-12.

Smith, A.M. 1991.
A revision of the genus Megaphobema Pocock 1901 (Araneida; Theraphosida; Theraphosinae).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 6(4): 14-19.

Smith, A.M. 1991.
Discussion paper: Euathlus mesomelas (Cambridge, 1892).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 7(2): 15-23.

Megaphobema peterklaasi Schmidt, 1994
– Costa Rica

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1994.
Eine weitere Megaphobema-Art aus Costa Rica (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnol. Mag. 2(11): 1-6 [p. 2, f. 1-3].

Megaphobema robustum (Ausserer, 1875)
– Colombia

Ausserer, A. 1875.
Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor).
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 25: 125-206 [p. 190, pl. 7, f. 42].

Carter, N. 1998.
Profile of the “Colombian giant” Megaphobema robustum.
Webbings 1(1): 3-4.

Isler, H.-P. 1991.
Successful breeding of bird-eating spiders in captivity: Megaphobema robusta.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 7(1): 12.

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1992.
Das Weibchen von Megaphobema robusta (Ausserer 1875) (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnol. Anz. 3(6): 9-12.

WEINMANN, D. 2001.
Verteidigungsverhalten und Einbau von Haaren in Kokonhüllen der Vogelspinne Megaphobema robustum (Ausserer, 1875) (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 9(3): 21-25.

WEINMANN, D. 2003.
Poulationsuntersuchungen an einer Kolonie der Vogelspinne Megaphobema robustum (Ausserer, 1875) in Kolumbien (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 11(3): 23-30.

Megaphobema teceae Perez-Miles, Miglio & Bonaldo, 2006
– Brazil

Perez-Miles, F., L.T. Miglio & A.B. Bondaldo. 2006.
Megaphobema teceae n. sp. (Araneae, Theraphosidae), a new theraphosine spider from Brazilian Amazonia.
Zootaxa 1115: 61-68.
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Megaphobema velvetosoma Schmidt, 1995
– Ecuador

Schmidt, G.E.W. 1995.
Die erste Megaphobema-Art aus Ekuador (Arachnida: Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Ent. Z., Frankf. a. M. 105: 85-90 [p. 86, f. 1-4].

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