| Dolichothele | |
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| Female Dolichothele diamantinensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 Mello-Leitão, 1923
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| Species | |
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10, see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
Diagnosis[edit]
It owns a labium, which has less than 10 cuspules, also owning undivided tarsal scopula on legs 1 through 3, leg 4 being undivided with a band of hairs. The tarsal claws of males also lack teeth, and the spermathecae owning multiple lobules.[3]
Species[edit]
As of July 2022[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 10 species:[1][2]
- Dolichothele auratum (Vellard, 1924) – Brazil
- Dolichothele bolivianum (Vol, 2001) – Bolivia, Brazil
- Dolichothele camargorum Revollo, Silva & Bertani, 2017 - 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 mottai Revollo, Silva & Bertani, 2017 - Brazil
- Dolichothele rufoniger (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil
- Dolichothele tucuruiense (Guadanucci, 2007) – Brazil
In synonymy[edit]
- Dolichothele caatinga (Guadanucci, 2007) = Dolichothele exilis
- Dolichothele muticum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Dolichothele exilis
- Dolichothele nigrioculatum (Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971) = Dolichothele exilis
Nomen dubium[edit]
- Dolichothele mimeticum (Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934) - Brazil
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Gen. Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-03-18
- ^ a b c "Theraphosidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Revollo, Irene Soliz; Júnior, Pedro Ismael da Silva; Bertani, Rogério (2017-12-21). "Two new Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 species from Brazil and Bolivia (Araneae, Theraphosidae)". ZooKeys (724): 1–20. doi:10.3897/zookeys.724.20680. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5769731. PMID 29362529.
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