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Mymalberg
1969
Journal
81
August 18
(cont.)
2 km. W Taculla Pass, 6500 ft., Depto. Lambayeque, Peru
getting dark. We were walking down, when
we saw that one of Dr. Koford's traps set at a small
hole, had caught something. He picked up the
trap, thinking there was a black Abrodo or some
sort in it, and was about to grab it when we
realized it was a huge spider, still alive. Its
body is about 3 1/2 inches long, a very dark
brown with some dull yellow in it. We set
up the bat net about 50 yds. down the slope from
where we are camped, in a little saddle. I
heard many bats, but they seemed very high up.
August 19
Nothing in the mist net. Last night it became
very windy. We checked our traps. Dr. Koford
cought 12 mice - 9 Phylotis (andium, probably) and
3 abedon. Ray caught 2 live abodon, and I
cought 8 Phylotis and 7 Abodon, usually in
holes in jumble of rocks. Perhaps there are 2
kinds of Phylotis here. I got some that were slightly
smaller than others or had more distinctly vestored
tail. Tail lengths seem to vary, also. Some of the
specimens will be discarded: Abodon ♂ 30g. teste 4 x 8mm,
Phylotis andium : ♀ 24g., uterine score, ♂ 21g- nulliparus,
♂ 21g. teste 2x3mm., ♂ 18g. teste 2x3mm, ♀ 14g. immature.
C" 9 g., teste 2x3mm.
21 Km. E, 7 Km. N Olmos. 2300ft. Depto. Lambayeque, Peru
We stopped here at 11:00 am. and went to hunt
lizards + birds. I found a lizard (MAC 305)