Ischnocolus valentinus

Ischnocolus valentinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms
	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 ;

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]

References

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

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[WSC_s37613-1] "Taxon details Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-09-16

[thebts-2] "The Natural History of Tarantula Spiders Richard C. Gallon". The British Tarantula Society. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[araneae-3] "Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820)". araneae Spiders of Europe. Retrieved 17 September 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[AHD-2009-4] The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Ed.(2009), Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company. "[Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, after Taranto.]"

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