Ischnocolinae
| Ischnocolinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Ischnocolinae Simon, 1892 |
| Genera | |
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The Ischnocolinae is a subfamily of tarantulas.[1] Its composition was reviewed in 2014 and the number of genera included sharply reduced.
Characteristics
It was originally thought that divided tarsal scopulae was the distinguishing feature, but it is now believed that divided tarsal scopulae is plesiomorphic.[2]
Genera
In 2015, José Guadanucci showed that the "Ischnocolinae" as previously defined were not monophyletic. A much reduced subfamily of the Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae sensu stricto, was supported. It contains only the following genera:[2]
- Acanthopelma
- Holothele in part (H. rondoni, H. culebrae)
- Ischnocolus
- Reichlingia
- Trichopelma
Genera previously placed in this subfamily include:
- Catumiri
- Chaetopelma
- Euthycaelus
- Hemiercus
- Heterophrictus
- Heterothele
- Neoheterophrictus
- Nesiergus
- Oligoxystre
- Proshalopus
References
- ↑ http://www.theraphosidae.cz/taxonomy/ischnocolinae.htm
- 1 2 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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