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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » Mygalomorphs (Mygalomorphae) » Tarantulas (Theraphosidae) » Aphonopelma » Aphonopelma madera
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Aphonopelma madera - male
Copyright © 2008 Bob Beatson

Aphonopelma madera - Male
Super Trail, Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 9, 2008
Size: ~35-45mm
Found around 6,000 feet. Is this Aphonopelma behlei? ID help please. The second time I've seen this species in the Santa Ritas.
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 9 October, 2008 - 6:24pm
Last updated 28 June, 2016 - 11:22am

Moved
Moved from Tarantulas.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 28 June, 2016 - 4:26am login or register to post comments

aphonopelma madera
Smaller than marxi (formerly known as behlei)
… Marcus bullock, 28 June, 2016 - 4:07am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 21 December, 2008 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

cannot put a name on it at th
cannot put a name on it at this time, but definitely not A. behlei
… Brent E Hendrixson, 11 December, 2008 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
OK, thanks
Brent - guess it's back to square one.
… Bob Beatson, 12 December, 2008 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for
the tip Jeff.
… Bob Beatson, 7 November, 2008 - 12:30pm login or register to post comments

Nice
It certainly looks like the one someone IDed on the image page, and I think the coloration is unique, but there seems to be disarray with some of the species in this genus.

Your best bet for an ID would be emailing Brent Hendrixson.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 November, 2008 - 5:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for
the tip Jeff.
… Bob Beatson, 7 November, 2008 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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