Dolichothele

Dolichothele is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae found in Brazil and Bolivia.[1] It was first described in 1923 by Mello-Leitão. As of 2017, it contains 8 species.[2]

"Oligoxystre" redirects here. For the genus of cacti, see Mammillaria.

Dolichothele
Female Dolichothele diamantinensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Dolichothele
Mello-Leitão, 1923[1][2]
Type species
Dolichothele exilis
Species

8, see text.

Synonyms[2]
  • Goniodontium Mello-Leitão, 1923
  • Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924
  • Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001

Species

As of March 2017, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:[1][2]

  • Dolichothele auratum (Vellard, 1924) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele bolivianum (Vol, 2001) – Bolivia, Brazil
  • Dolichothele diamantinensis (Bertani, Santos & Righi, 2009) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele dominguense (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leitão, 1923 – Brazil
  • Dolichothele mineirum (Guadanucci, 2011) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele rufoniger (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil
  • Dolichothele tucuruiense (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil

References
  1. "Gen. Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-18
  2. "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.


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