''Ischnocolus'' is a
genus
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of
tarantulas
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the Family (biology), family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Therap ...
that was first described by
Anton Ausserer
Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian natural history, naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographi ...
in 1871.
This
tarantula
Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. , 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although ...
genus includes some of the smallest in the family.
Diagnosis
Males of this genus can be distinguished by the
palpal bulb
The two palpal bulbs – also known as palpal organs and genital bulbs – are the copulatory organs of a male spider. They are borne on the last segment of the pedipalps (the front "limbs" of a spider), giving the spider an appearance often descr ...
morphology, which owns a slightly bent apical end. Females can be distinguished by the morphology of the
spermatheca
The spermatheca (pronounced : spermathecae ), also called ''receptaculum seminis'' (: ''receptacula seminis''), is an organ of the female reproductive tract in insects, e.g. ants, bees, some molluscs, Oligochaeta worms and certain other in ...
, which is made up of two twisted receptacles.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and
Brazil
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:
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Ischnocolus elongatus''
( Simon, 1873) –
Morocco
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,
Algeria
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*''
Ischnocolus hancocki''
Smith, 1990 – Morocco
*''
Ischnocolus ignoratus
''Ischnocolus'' is a genus of Theraphosidae, 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 ...
''
Guadanucci & Wendt, 2014 –
Israel
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,
Syria
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Ischnocolus jickelii
''Ischnocolus jickelii'' is a small, old-world tarantula. It is found in Aden, Djibouti, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates and Somalia. It was first described by Ludwig Koch in 1875. In 1890, French arachnologist Eugène Simon described ''Chaeto ...
''
L. Koch, 1875 –
Ethiopia
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,
Eritrea
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,
Djibouti
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,
Somalia
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,
Yemen
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, Saudi Arabia,
Oman
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,
United Arab Emirates
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Ischnocolus mogadorensis''
Simon, 1909 - Morocco, Western
Sahara
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Ischnocolus rubropilosus
''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, wh ...
''
Keyserling, 1891 –
Brazil
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Ischnocolus tomentosus''
Thorell, 1899 –
Cameroon
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,
Congo
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Ischnocolus valentinus''
(Dufour, 1820) (
type
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) –
Spain
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,
Italy
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(
Sicily
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), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia,
Libya
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Ischnocolus vanandelae''
Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020 – Oman,
Iran
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In synonymy
*''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)
Nomina dubia
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
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Transferred to other genera
See also
*
List of Theraphosidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Theraphosidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepted 1041 species in 156 genera:
A ''Acanthopelma''
'' Acanthopelma'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897
* '' Acanthopelma beccarii ...
References
Theraphosidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Brazil
Taxa named by Anton Ausserer
Theraphosidae
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