Ischnocolus

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

8, see text

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

Diagnosis

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.

Species

As of May 2026 it contains nine species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil:

In synonymy

Nomina dubia

  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.