Dolichothele

Dolichothele is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae found in Brazil and Bolivia. It was first described in 1923 by Mello-Leitão.

Diagnosis

It owns a labium, which has less than 10 cuspules, also owning undivided tarsal scopula on legs 1 through 3, leg 4 being undivided with a band of hairs. The tarsal claws of males also lack teeth, and the spermathecae owning multiple lobules.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 10 species:

• Dolichothele auratum <small>(Vellard, 1924)</small> – Brazil
• Dolichothele bolivianum <small>(Vol, 2001)</small> – Bolivia, Brazil
• Dolichothele camargorum <small>Revollo, Silva & Bertani, 2017</small> - Bolivia, Brazil
• Dolichothele diamantinensis <small>(Bertani, Santos & Righi, 2009)</small> – Brazil
• Dolichothele dominguense <small>(Guadanucci, 2007)</small> – Brazil
• Dolichothele exilis <small>Mello-Leitão, 1923</small> – Brazil
• Dolichothele mineirum <small>(Guadanucci, 2011)</small> – Brazil
• Dolichothele mottai <small>Revollo, Silva & Bertani, 2017</small> - Brazil
• Dolichothele rufoniger <small>(Guadanucci, 2007)</small> – Brazil
• Dolichothele tucuruiense <small>(Guadanucci, 2007)</small> – Brazil

In synonymy

• Dolichothele caatinga <small>(Guadanucci, 2007)</small> = Dolichothele exilis
• Dolichothele muticum <small>(Mello-Leitão, 1923)</small> = Dolichothele exilis
• Dolichothele nigrioculatum <small>(Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971)</small> = Dolichothele exilis

Nomen dubium

• Dolichothele mimeticum <small>(Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934)</small> - Brazil

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