Taxonomy of the genus Ischnocolus in the Middle East, with description of a new species from Oman and Iran (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

Spider material collected from Oman and Iran revealed a new species of the genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871, which is described as I. vanandelae sp. n. New records of I. jickelii L. Koch, 1875 from Saudi Arabia, Yemen and United Arab Emirates show a larger distribution of this species than previousl...

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Authors: Montemor, Vivian M. [UNESP], West, Rick C., Zamani, Alireza, Moradmand, Majid, Wirth, Volker V., Wendt, Ingo, Huber, Siegfried, Guadanucci, Jose Paulo L. [UNESP]
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2020
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/196567
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09397140.2020.1675994
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/196567
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Taxonomy
spiders
Mygalomorphae
Oman
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
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Summary:Spider material collected from Oman and Iran revealed a new species of the genus Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871, which is described as I. vanandelae sp. n. New records of I. jickelii L. Koch, 1875 from Saudi Arabia, Yemen and United Arab Emirates show a larger distribution of this species than previously known. The natural history of I. vanandelae sp. n. and I. jickelii is described and the rather unusual colour polymorphism of the latter is discussed. The genus now includes eight species, whose distribution is mapped.

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