Ischnocolus valentinus

Ischnocolus valentinus is a small, old-world tarantula. It is found in Spain, Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya. It is the only species of true tarantula to occur in continental Europe.[2] 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.[3] The species originally called the tarantula in Europe is Lycosa tarantula, a large species of wolf spider.[4]

Ischnocolus valentinus
Scientific 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]
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

References
  1. "Taxon details Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-09-16
  2. "The Natural History of Tarantula Spiders Richard C. Gallon". The British Tarantula Society. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. "Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)". araneae Spiders of Europe. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  4. The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Ed.(2009), Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company. "[Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, after Taranto.]"


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