Ischnocolus
Ischnocolus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.Species
it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil:
- Ischnocolus elongatus – Morocco, Algeria
- Ischnocolus hancocki Smith, 1990 – Morocco
- Ischnocolus ignoratus Guadanucci & Wendt, 2014 – Israel, Syria
- Ischnocolus jickelii L. Koch, 1875 – Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Yemen, Saudia Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates
- Ischnocolus rubropilosus Keyserling, 1891 – Brazil
- Ischnocolus tomentosus Thorell, 1899 – Cameroon, Congo
- Ischnocolus valentinus – Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunesia, Libya
- Ischnocolus vanandelae Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020 – Oman, Iran
In synonymy:
- I. adenensis = Ischnocolus jickelii L. Koch, 1875
- I. africanus = Ischnocolus elongatus
- I. algericus Thorell, 1875 = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. andalusiacus = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. cavicola = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. fuscostriatus Simon, 1885 = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. holosericeus L. Koch, 1871 = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. maroccanus = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. mogadorensis Simon, 1909 = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. numidus Simon, 1909 = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. triangulifer Ausserer, 1871 = Ischnocolus valentinus
- I. tripolitanus Caporiacco, 1937 = Ischnocolus valentinus