Ischnocolus | |
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Ischnocolus jickelii from the United Arab Emirates | |
Scientific classification
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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)
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Species | |
8, see text |
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]
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]
As of March 2020 [update] it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil: [1]
Ischnocolus | |
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Ischnocolus jickelii from the United Arab Emirates | |
Scientific classification
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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 | |
8, see text |
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]
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]
As of March 2020 [update] it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil: [1]