Ischnocolus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.[2] This tarantula genus includes some of the smallest in the family.[3]

Ischnocolus
Ischnocolus jickelii from the United Arab Emirates
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Ischnocolus
Ausserer, 1871[1]
Type species
I. valentinus
(Dufour, 1820)
Species

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Diagnosis

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Males of this genus can be distinguished by the palpal bulb morphology, which owns a slightly bent apical end. Females can be distinguished by the morphology of the spermatheca, which is made up of two twisted receptacles.[3]

Species

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As of March 2020 it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil:[1]

In synonymy

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  • I. adenensis (Simon, 1890) = Ischnocolus jickelii L. Koch, 1875
  • I. africanus (Ausserer, 1875) = Ischnocolus elongatus (Simon, 1873)
  • I. algericus Thorell, 1875 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. andalusiacus (Simon, 1873) = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. cavicola (Simon, 1889) = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. fuscostriatus Simon, 1885 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. holosericeus L. Koch, 1871 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. maroccanus (Simon, 1873) = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. mogadorensis Simon, 1909 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. numidus Simon, 1909 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. triangulifer Ausserer, 1871 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • I. tripolitanus Caporiacco, 1937 = Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)
  • Ischnocolus doleschalli Ausserer, 1871 - Brazil
  • Ischnocolus fasciculatus Strand, 1906 - Ethiopia
  • Ischnocolus gracilis Keyserling, 1891 - Brazil
  • Ischnocolus hirsutus Ausserer, 1875 - Cuba
  • Ischnocolus tunetanus Pavesi, 1880 - Tunisia

Transferred to other genera

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Ausserer, A. (1871). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 21: 117–224.
  3. ^ a b M. Montemor, Vivian; C. West, Rick; Zamani, Alireza; Moradmand, Majid; V. Wirth, Volker; Wendt, Ingo; Huberg, Siegfried; L. Guadanucci, José Paulo (2020). "Taxonomy of the genus Ischnocolus in the Middle East, with description of a new species from Oman and Iran (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ResearchGate. Retrieved July 28, 2022.