Re-description of the male of Psalmopoeus pulcher Petrunkevitch, 1925 with the first description of the female (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Gabriel, R. & Sherwood, D. (2018). Journal of the British Tarantula Society 33(1): 8-18.

Original paper

Authors

Ray Gabriel Ray GabrielDanniella Sherwood Danniella Sherwood

Abstract

The holotype male of Psalmopoeus pulcher Petrunkevitch, 1925 is re-described and the female is described for the first time. Colour ontogeny, intraspecific morphological variation and sexual dimorphism are discussed and its biogeographical distribution mapped.