New Publication: Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby

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  New Publication: Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby I am pleased to share the publication of my latest paper, “Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby: Ethical Boundaries and Biological Consequences,” in the Journal of the British Tarantula Society , Volume 41, No. 1, September 2026. The paper addresses an issue that deserves serious consideration within the tarantula community: hybridisation and its potential long-term effects on the integrity of captive lineages. More Than a Breeding Decision The tarantula hobby has changed considerably over the past several decades. What was once a relatively small community has grown into an international network of keepers, breeders, vendors, researchers, and societies. Captive breeding has contributed enormously to that growth, improving husbandry knowledge and increasing the availability of captive-bred animals. With that success comes responsibility for the lineages we maintain. Hybridisation may seem like an isolated breeding experiment,...

A new species of Filistatinella Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from Sonora, Mexico

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A new species of Filistatinella Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from Sonora, Mexico

ABSTRACT 

A   new spider of the genus Filistatinella (Filistatidae) is described from Hermosillo, Sonora,  Mexico.  This new species, F. bacanora sp. nov., is described based on both sexes and fills a distribution gap for the genus in northwestern Mexico.

Chamé-Vázquez, D., Gómez-Moreno, K. G., & Jiménez, M.-L. (2026). Una nueva especie de Filistatinella Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 (Araneae: Filistatidae) de Sonora, México. ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.), 42(1), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2026.4212850