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Ischnocolus valentinus

Ischnocolus valentinus is a small, Old World tarantula. It is found in Spain, Sicily, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Western Sahara. It is the only species of true tarantula to occur in continental Europe, and one of two to occur in Europe along with Chaetopelma lymberakisi. It is the type species of the genus Ischnocolus. It is found in Mediterranean scrub with oaks and bushes, hiding under large flattish stones.

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Ischnocolus valentinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Ischnocolus
Species:
I. valentinus
Binomial name
Ischnocolus valentinus
(Dufour, 1820)1
Synonyms1
  • Mygale valentina Dufour, 1820
  • Mygale valenciana Walckenaer, 1837
  • Trechona valentinus Thorell, 1870
  • Ischnocolus holosericeus L. Koch 1871
  • Ischnocolus triangulifer Ausserer, 1871
  • Avicularia andalusiaca Simon, 1873
  • Avicularia marocanna Simon, 1873
  • Ischnocolus andalusiacus Ausserer, 1875
  • Ischnocolus maroccanus Ausserer, 1875
  • Ischnocolus algericus Thorell, 1875
  • Ischnocolus fuscostriatus Simon, 1885
  • Ischnocolus fuscoannulatus Strand, 1908
  • Ischnocolus mogadorensis Simon, 1909
  • Ischnocolus numida Simon, 1909
  • Ischnocolus tripolitanus Caporiacco, 1937

Ischnocolus valentinus is a small, Old World tarantula. It is found in Spain, Sicily, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Western Sahara.2 It is the only species of true tarantula to occur in continental Europe, and one of two to occur in Europe along with Chaetopelma lymberakisi.23 It is the type species of the genus Ischnocolus.1 It is found in Mediterranean scrub with oaks and bushes, hiding under large flattish stones.4

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References

  1. "Taxon details Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-09-16
  2. Zonstein, Sergei L. (2018-12-23). "Complementary data on the genus Ischnocolus (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Israel Journal of Entomology. 48 (1): 105–118. doi:10.5281/zenodo.2525281.
  3. "The Natural History of Tarantula Spiders Richard C. Gallon". The British Tarantula Society. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. "Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)". araneae Spiders of Europe. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.