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 nine species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil: Ischnocolus elongatus (Simon, 1873) – Morocco, Algeria Ischnocolus hancocki Smith, 1990 – Morocco Ischnocolus ignoratus Guadanucci & Wendt, 2014 – Israel, Syria Ischnocolus jickelii L. Koch, 1875 – Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates Ischnocolus meron Zonstein, 2023 - Israel Ischnocolus mogadorensis Simon, 1909 - Morocco, Western Sahara Ischnocolus rubropilosus Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil Ischnocolus tomentosus Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon, Congo Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820) (type) – Spain, Italy (Sicily), Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya Ischnocolus vanandelae Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020 – Oman, Iran
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
Transferred to other genera
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