Ischnocolinopsis

Ischnocolinopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Infraorder:Mygalomorphae
Family:Theraphosidae
Genus:Ischnocolinopsis
Wunderlich, 1988
Species: I. acutus
Binomial name
Ischnocolinopsis acutus
Wunderlich, 1988[1]

Ischnocolinopsis is a genus of fossil tarantula. It has been placed in the Ischnocolinae,[2] although this subfamily was sharply reduced in size in 2014.[3] It is monotypic, the only species being Ischnocolinopsis acutus. It came from the Miocene period, and from the Dominican Republic. It was found in Dominican amber.[2]

Characteristic Features

Ischnocolinopsis has a cephalothorax that is much longer than wide and has a transverse fovea. The embolus is short and pointed.[2]

References

  1. List of Fossil Spiders and their Relatives World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Wunderlich, J. (1988). Die Fossilen Spinnen im Dominikanischen Bernstein. Published by the author, Straubenhardt, West Germany, pp. 48-49.
  3. Guadanucci, J.P.L. (2014). "Theraphosidae phylogeny: relationships of the 'Ischnocolinae' genera (Araneae, Mygalomorphae)". Zoologica Scripta. 43 (5): 508–518. doi:10.1111/zsc.12065.


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