The Tarantula Bibliography :: February 2010

Phormictopus Pocock, 1901
THERAPHOSINAE — type species: Phormictopus cancerides

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

Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991
– Honduras

Schmidt, G. 1991.
Eine neue Vogelspinne aus Honduras Phormictopus atrichomatus sp. n. (Araneida: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arachnol. Anz. 11: 7-10 [p. 7, f. 1].

Friebolin, F. & M. Friebolin. 2006.
Das Männchen von Phormictopus atrichomatus Schmidt, 1991 (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Tarantulas of the World 117: 10-13.

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2001.
Nesiplema Schmidt & Kovarik, 1996 - ein Synonym von Phormictopus Pocock, 1901?
Arachnol. Mag. 9(1/2): 1-7 [p. 4, f. 3].

Phormictopus auratus Ortiz & Bertani, 2005.
– Cuba

Ortiz D. & R. Bertani. 2005.
A new species in the spider genus Phormictopus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae) from Cuba.
Revista Iberica de Aracnologia 11 (30-VI-2005): 29-36.

Phormictopus australis Mello-Leitão, 1941
– Argentina

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1941.
Notas sobre a sistematica das aranhas com descrição de algumas novas especies Sul Ameicanas.
Anais Acad. bras. Cienc. 13: 103-127 [p. 116].

Phormictopus bistriatus Rudloff, 2008
– Cuba

Rudloff, J.-P. 2008.
Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Phormictopus Pocock, 1901 - einem Faunenelement der Grossen Antillen (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 15(4): 2-51 [p. 16, f. 23-32].

Phormictopus brasiliensis Strand, 1907
– Brazil

Strand, E. 1907.
Aviculariidae und Atypidae des Kgl. Naturalienkabinetts in Stuttgart.
Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Württbg. 63: 1-100 [p. 58].

Phormictopus cancerides (Latreille, 1806)
– Hispaniola

Latreille, P.A. 1806.
Genera crustaceorum et insectorum.
Paris, tome 1, 302 pp. (Araneae, pp 82-127) [p. 83].
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Clark, M. 1986.
The Haitian tarantula.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 1(1): 11-13.

LAMOUILLE, M. 1998.
Réflexion suite à la note sur un record sans mue ni prise de nourriture chez PHORMICTOPUS cancerides.
Arachnides 38.

Major, C. 1988.
Experiments with feeding P. cancerides.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 4(1): 27.

Martini, S. 2003.
Phormictopus cancerides – Haltung und Wissenswertes.
DeArGe Mitteilungen 8(4): 4-6.

PELLETIER, D. 1991.
Phormictopus cancerides, grande mygale d'Haïti: une ponte inattendue.
Arachnides 8.

PENDARIES, A. 1997.
Un record sans mue ni prise de nourriture chez PHORMICTOPUS cancerides.
Arachnides 34.

Purser, P.A. 2002.
The Haitian brown tarantula.
Reptilia (GB) 25: 26-28.

Smith, A.M. 1987.
Species file: Phormictopus cancerides (Latreille, 1806).
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 2(4): 8-13.

Phormictopus cautus (Ausserer, 1875)
– South America

Ausserer, A. 1875.
Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor).
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 25: 125-206 [p. 191].

Phormictopus cochleasvorax Rudloff, 2008
– Cuba

Rudloff, J.-P. 2008.
Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Phormictopus Pocock, 1901 - einem Faunenelement der Grossen Antillen (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 15(4): 2-51 [p. 23, f. 43-54].

Phormictopus cubensis Chamberlin, 1917
– Cuba

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 59].

Phormictopus dubius (Chamberlin, 1917)
– unknown

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 67].

Phormictopus fritzschei Rudloff, 2008
– Cuba

Rudloff, J.-P. 2008.
Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Phormictopus Pocock, 1901 - einem Faunenelement der Grossen Antillen (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 15(4): 2-51 [p. 35, f. 85-94].

Phormictopus hirsutus Strand, 1907
– Venezuela

Strand, E. 1907.
Aviculariidae und Atypidae des Kgl. Naturalienkabinetts in Stuttgart.
Jahresh. Ver. Naturk. Württbg. 63: 1-100 [p. 60].

Phormictopus jonai Rudloff, 2008
– Cuba

Rudloff, J.-P. 2008.
Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Phormictopus Pocock, 1901 - einem Faunenelement der Grossen Antillen (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 15(4): 2-51 [p. 38, f. 95-100].

Phormictopus melodermus Chamberlin, 1917
– West Indies ?

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 62].

Piepho, F. 2001.
Verwirrung seit Jahren um Phormictopus meloderma.
DeArGe Mitteilungen 6(5): 4-6.

Phormictopus nesiotes Chamberlin, 1917
– Cuba

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 60, pl. 4, f. 8-9].

Phormictopus piephoi Schmidt, 2003
– unknown

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2003.
Phormictopus piephoi sp. n. (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae), eine verkannte Spezies.
Tarantulas of the World 86: 12-15 [p. 14, f. 1-5].

Phormictopus platus Chamberlin, 1917
– Caribbean

Chamberlin, R.V. 1917.
New spiders of the family Aviculariidae.
Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 61: 25-75 [p. 63].

Phormictopus ribeiroi Mello-Leitão, 1923
– Brazil

Mello-Leitão, C.F. de. 1923.
Theraphosideas do Brasil.
Rev. Mus. Paulista 13: 1-438 [p. 275, f. 143, 176].

Phormictopus schepanskii Rudloff, 2008
– Cuba

Rudloff, J.-P. 2008.
Zur Kenntnis der Gattung Phormictopus Pocock, 1901 - einem Faunenelement der Grossen Antillen (Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae: Theraphosinae).
Arthropoda 15(4): 2-51 [p. 42, f. 107-116].

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