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Ischnocolinopsis

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Ischnocolinopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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

References

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  1. ^ List of Fossil Spiders and their Relatives World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum of Bern. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c 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. S2CID 86484123.