Amazonius burgessi
Amazonius burgessi is a tarantula in the Amazonius genus, it was first described by Martin Hüsser in 2018. It is found in Leticia, Colombia and Iquitos, Peru, although it is likely also found in Ecuador. It is named after Joseph Burges, who helped to collect important material for this study.[1] It is fairly commonly bred and kept in captivity, with its common name being the Ghost Tree Spider. As the name suggests, it is an arboreal tarantula, and usually has a skittish behavior.
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| A is a female specimen, while B is a male specimen. Scale bar = 5mm. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Amazonius |
| Species: | A. burgessi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amazonius burgessi Hüsser, 2018 | |
Description
The described specimens were offspring raised in captivity of a wild caught specimen that were collected from a burrow and preserved in 80% ethanol. They have a faded brown, black or grey color, and long light hairs being orange or red in the abdomen.[1]
Habitat
This spider is found in Colombia, Peru and likely Ecuador, in lowland rainforests of the Amazon. With average temperatures of 25–26 °C, the average yearly rainfall being 2900mm, being roughly around 100m above sea level.
References
- Hüsser, Martin (2018-12-09). "A first phylogenetic analysis reveals a new arboreal tarantula genus from South America with description of a new species and two new species of Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae)". ZooKeys (784): 59–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.784.26521. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 6160856. PMID 30279631.