''Ischnothele'', also known as scatter-web spiders is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
s in the family
Ischnothelidae. It was first described by
Anton Ausserer in 1875.
Species
it contained the following species:
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Ischnothele annulata''
Tullgren, 1905 – Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina
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Ischnothele caudata''
Ausserer, 1875 (
type) – Mexico to Brazil
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Ischnothele digitata''
( O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892) – Mexico to El Salvador
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Ischnothele garcia''
Coyle, 1995 – Hispaniola
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Ischnothele goloboffi''
Coyle, 1995 – Peru
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Ischnothele guianensis''
(Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist.
Biography
Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of Oxford and Glasgow. In 1793 he was appointed head of t ...
, 1837) – Peru to Guyana
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Ischnothele huambisa''
Coyle, 1995 – Peru
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Ischnothele indicola''
Tikader, 1969 – India
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Ischnothele jeremie''
Coyle, 1995 – Hispaniola
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Ischnothele longicauda''
Franganillo, 1930 – Bahama Is., Cuba
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Ischnothele reggae''
Coyle & Meigs, 1990 – Jamaica
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Ischnothele xera''
Coyle & Meigs, 1990 – Jamaica
References
Mygalomorphae
Mygalomorphae genera
Taxa named by Anton Ausserer
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