The Tarantula Bibliography :: February 2010

Pterinochilus Pocock, 1897
HARPACTIRINAE — type species: Pterinochilus vorax

Pocock, R. I. 1897.
On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museum.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 724-774.

Blauman, R.M. 1997.
Pterinochilus, the petite terrorists.
Forum Magazine of the American Tarantula Society 6(3): 81-84.

FREYVOGEL, T.A., C.G. HONEGGER & Z. MARETIC. 1968.
Zur Biologie und Giftigkeit der ostafrikanischen Vogelspinne Pterinochilus spec.
Acta tropica 25(3): 217-255.

Gallon, R.C. 2002.
Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera.
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 201-232.
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Wendt, I & T. Raab. 2005.
Die Gattung Pterinochilus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Harpactirinae), mit Hauptaugenmerk auf Pterinochilus murinus POCOCK, 1897.
ARACHNE 10(3): 13-23.

Pterinochilus alluaudi Berland, 1914
– Kenya

Berland, L. 1914.
Araneae (1re partie).
In Voyage de Ch. Alluaud et R. Jeannel en Afrique oriental (1911-1912): Résultats scientifiques.
Paris, 3: 37-94 [p. 46, f. 5-6].

Gallon, R.C. 2002.
Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera.
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 201-232.
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Pterinochilus andrewsmithi Gallon, 2009
– northwestern Kenya

Gallon, R.C. 2009.
Two new Pterinochilus species from Kenya (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae).
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14(9): 361-364.

Pterinochilus chordatus (Gerstäcker, 1873)
– East Africa

Gerstäcker, A. 1873.
Arachnoidea.
In von der Decken, C. (ed.), Reisen in Ostafrica.
Leipzig, 3(2): 461-503 [p. 487].

Gallon, R.C. 2001.
Revision of the Ceratogyrus spp. formerly included in Coelogenium (Araneae: Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae).
Mygalomorph 2: 1-20.

Gallon, R.C. 2002.
Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera.
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 201-232.
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Pterinochilus cryptus Gallon, 2008
– Angola

Gallon, R.C. 2008.
On some poorly known African Harpactirinae, with notes on Avicuscodra arabica Strand, 1908 and Scodra pachypoda Strand, 1908 (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 14: 232-246 [p. 233, pl. 1, fig. 1-1].

Pterinochilus lugardi Pocock, 1900
– Eastern & Southern Africa
recent synonyms: Harpactirella flavipilosa, Pterinochilus flavipilosus

Pocock, R.I. 1900.
Some new Arachnida from Cape Colony.
Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 6: 316-333 [p. 318].

Gallon, R.C. 2002.
Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera.
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 201-232.
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Gallon, R.C. 2008.
On some poorly known African Harpactirinae, with notes on Avicuscodra arabica Strand, 1908 and Scodra pachypoda Strand, 1908 (Araneae, Theraphosidae).
Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 14: 232-246 [p. 234].
[Pterinochilus flavipilosus, junior synonym]
Lawrence, R.F. 1936.
Scientific results of the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, March to September 1930. Spiders (Ctenizidae excepted).
Ann. Transv. Mus. 17: 145-158 [p. 145]. [Harpactirella flavipilosa, junior synonym]

Messenger, P. 1988.
Breeding notes and observations of Pterinochilus lugardi.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 22(2): 39-42.

Schmidt, M. 2009.
Kokonbau eines Wildfang-Weibchens am Beispiel von Pterinochilus lugardi POCOCK, 1900 (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae).
ARACHNE 14(1): 20-23.

Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897
– Angola, Central, Eastern & Southern Africa

Pocock, R.I. 1897.
On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museum.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 724-774 [p. 753, pl. 43, f. 4].

BERTHOULY, R. 1997.
Note sur l'élevage de PTERINOCHILUS sp. "Usumbura" (Mygalomorpha, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae).
Arachnides 35.

Blauman, R.M. 1997A.
Pterinochilus, the petite terrorists.
Forum Magazine of the American Tarantula Society 6(3): 81-84.

Blauman, R.M. 1997B.
From the dark continent Pterinochilus sp. "Usambara."
Forum Magazine of the American Tarantula Society 6(5) 150-152.

Carpenter, P. 1993.
Pterinochilus murinus.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 8(3): 26-27.

Charpentier, P. 1993.
Pterinochilus murinus: morphology, biology, behaviour.
Exothermae 1(2): 1-72.

DANEL, C. 1995.
Observation réalisée à partir d'une mue problématique chez PTERINOCHILUS murinus.
Arachnides 24.

Ezendam, T. 1997.
Pterinochilus murinus.
Tijdschrift van Vogelspinnen Vereniging Nederland 5(17).

FRenay, J. 1999.
Pterinochilus murinus.
Tijdschrift van Vogelspinnen Vereniging Nederland 7(25).

Gallon, R. 1994.
Murinus on the run.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 10(1): 21-23.

Gallon, R.C. & R. Gabriel. 2000.
Notes on the breeding and maintenance of Pterinochilus murinus in captivity.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 16(1): 15-20.

Knaar, N. 1997.
Verpaarung von Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897 und Ceratogyrus darlingi Pocock, 1897.
Arachnol. Mag. 5(9): 10-11.

Layzell, J. 1990.
Mites on P. murinus.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 6(2): 16.

O’Leary, C. 1989.
Observations of Pterinochilus murinus.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 5(1): 21.

Pedersen, D. 2004.
Notes on Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 20(1): 5-6.

RISSER, S. 1991.
Régénération de pattes chez Pterinochilus murinus.
Arachnides 10.

ROSS, L.K. 2001.
Africa's ultimate theraphosid opportunist: Pterinochlilus murinus 'Usambara' baboon the red color form.
Invertebrates-Magazine 0(1): 4-11.

Schiejok, E.D. 2001.
Haltung von Pterinochilus mamillatus Strand, 1906.
Arachnol. Mag. 9(7/8): 11-12.

Schmidt, G.E.W. 2002.
Eine neue Pterinochilus-Art aus Sambia (Theraphosidae: Harpactirinae).
Tarantulas of the World 71: 3-7 [p. 3, f. 1-2].
[Pterinochilus leetzi, junior synonym]

Smith, A.M. 1988.
Species file: Pterinochilus murinus Pocock, 1897.
Journal of the British Tarantula Society 3(4): 4-10.

Vuong, C.T. 1992.
Fiche d’Elevage: Pterinochilus murinus.
Arachnides 13.

Wendt, I & T. Raab. 2005.
Die Gattung Pterinochilus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Harpactirinae), mit Hauptaugenmerk auf Pterinochilus murinus POCOCK, 1897.
ARACHNE 10(3): 13-23.

Pterinochilus raygabrieli Gallon, 2009
– southcentral Kenya

Gallon, R.C. 2009.
Two new Pterinochilus species from Kenya (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae).
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14(9): 361-364.

Pterinochilus simoni Berland, 1917
– Angola, Congo

Berland, L. 1917.
Description de quelques espèces nouvelles d'aviculariides africaines (Araneae: Aviculariidae).
Bull. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris 23: 466-481 [p. 466, f. 1-2].

Gallon, R.C. 2002.
Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera.
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 201-232.
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Pterinochilus vorax Pocock, 1897
– Angola, Central & Eastern Africa

Pocock, R.I. 1897.
On the spiders of the suborder Mygalomorphae from the Ethiopian Region, contained in the collection of the British Museum.
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1897: 724-774 [p. 752, pl. 43, f. 3].

Gallon, R.C. 2002.
Revision of the African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae) with description of two new genera.
Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 12: 201-232.
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