Kochiana brunnipes female • 1 1/4″ (dwarf pink leg)

Description

Listed for sale is a juvenile female Kochiana brunnipes.

Originally described by Koch in 1842, Mygale brunnipes was redescribed and renamed Kochiana brunnipes by Fukushima et al in 2008. Redescription was based on live specimens found in the Atlantic rainforest as well as photographs of the fragile, dried, pinned holotype.

Bright pink legs distally contrast smartly with dark femurs, carapace and abdomen. A reflective gold patch presides on the dorsal abdomen. No other theraphosid from Brazil presents with this coloration. Our experience with K. brunnipes reveals a colorful, active dwarf species with a digging streak (fossorial). Females here have matured at 2 inches. K. brunnipes is one of the easiest species to sex by molt; dark burgundy spermathecae can be seen in 1-inch specimens. K. brunnipes is one of a kind, the only member of its genus.

Photos: 1,2-specimen for sale (ArachnoEden); 3-sub-adult female (ArachnoEden)

Care highlights:

• • slightly dampened to slightly dry substrate
  • slightly elevated humidity +/- water dish support
  • room temperature (68-72F) up to 80F
  • fossorial, will establish web hides below ground
  • forest litter and plantings for enrichment

[1] Fukushima, C. S., Nagahama, R. H. & Bertani, R. (2008). The identity of Mygale brunnipes C.L. Koch 1842 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with a redescription of the species and the description of a new genus. Journal of Arachnology 36: 402-410.