Ybyrapora diversipes
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Ybyrapora diversipes ( Syn . : Avicularia diversipes ) is a species of spider fromthe tarantula family (Theraphosidae). It was described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1842as Mygale diversipes . This spider species has also been found in terrariums since 2007. It was previouslyconfusedby importers and keepers with thespecies Avicularia fasciculata, which is now known as the noun dubium .
distribution and habitat
The species occurs on the east coast of Brazil around the city of Ilhéus on former cocoa plantations. They can be found in the dwellings that they build in suitable places in the vegetation, for example by spinning two leaves on trees together for a nest. The animals were also found in the funnels of bromeliads or when wandering over dead wood.
features
The young animals are colored differently than the adult animals. The spiderlings are metallic green in color and have a conspicuous mark on their abdomen. In the middle, a reddish stripe runs from the carapace towards the spinnerets . A dark green stripe runs on the left and right sides of this stripe. Transverse stripes emerge from this strip, which run to the underside and thus create beige windows on the abdominal sides. The carapace has a beige hem. As the number of moults increases, the animals turn brown. The adult females and males are brown with a blue sheen on their legs and have orange stripes on their tarsi and metatarsi. A dark stripe remains on the rear in the adult stage.
The females become about 4.5 inches long. The female has very strongly curved Receptacula seminis , which allow a taxonomic differentiation from other Ybyrapora and Avicularia species. The whole sperm library is reminiscent of the letter M. The male, like the males of Ybyrapora gamba and Ybyrapora sooretama , has no tibial apophyses. The male of Ybyrapora diversipes can be distinguished from these due to the length of the embolus.
Reproduction
In captivity, it has been observed that after a successful mating, a female builds a cocoon containing 70 to 90 eggs after three to four weeks of simulated rainy season. The newspaper takes seven to eight weeks.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 15.5 - Avicularia diversipes . Retrieved September 9, 2014.
- ↑ a b Martin Hüsser: A.diversipes Scientific name: Avicularia diversipes ( Memento from September 10, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c Rogério Bertani & Caroline Sayuri Fukushima: Description of two new species of Avicularia Lamarck 1818 and redescription of Avicularia diversipes (CL Koch 1842) (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Aviculariinae) —three possibly threatened Brazilian species . Zootaxa 2223: 25–47 (2009) [1] (PDF; 1.1 MB)
