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
it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil:
- Ischnocolus elongatus <small>(Simon, 1873)</small> â Morocco, Algeria
- Ischnocolus hancocki <small>Smith, 1990</small> â Morocco
- Ischnocolus ignoratus <small>Guadanucci & Wendt, 2014</small> â Israel, Syria
- Ischnocolus jickelii <small>L. Koch, 1875</small> â Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates
- Ischnocolus mogadorensis <small>Simon, 1909</small> - Morocco, Western Sahara
- Ischnocolus rubropilosus <small>Keyserling, 1891</small> â Brazil
- Ischnocolus tomentosus <small>Thorell, 1899</small> â Cameroon, Congo
- Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small> (type) â Spain, Italy (Sicily), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya
- Ischnocolus vanandelae <small>Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020</small> â Oman, Iran
In synonymy
- I. adenensis <small>(Simon, 1890)</small> = Ischnocolus jickelii <small>L. Koch, 1875</small>
- I. africanus <small>(Ausserer, 1875)</small> = Ischnocolus elongatus <small>(Simon, 1873)</small>
- I. algericus <small>Thorell, 1875</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. andalusiacus <small>(Simon, 1873)</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. cavicola <small>(Simon, 1889)</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. fuscostriatus <small>Simon, 1885</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. holosericeus <small>L. Koch, 1871</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. maroccanus <small>(Simon, 1873)</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. mogadorensis <small>Simon, 1909</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. numidus <small>Simon, 1909</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. triangulifer <small>Ausserer, 1871</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
- I. tripolitanus <small>Caporiacco, 1937</small> = Ischnocolus valentinus <small>(Dufour, 1820)</small>
Transferred to other genera
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