Ischnothyreus

Ischnothyreus
Eye pattern of I. browni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Ischnothyreus
Simon, 1893
Species

See text.

Diversity
19 species
hooks on fangs of I. peltifer

Ischnothyreus is a genus of oonopid spiders generally between 1.25 (smallest male) and 2.25 mm (largest female) long. They have six eyes; in at least the species I. peltifer and I. omus, the males have a curious knob or hook at the base of the fang.

Species

Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Kranz-Baltensperger, Y. (2011). "The oonopid spider genus Ischnothyreus in Borneo (Oonopidae, Araneae)." Zootaxa 2939: 1-49.
  2. 1 2 3 Kranz-Baltensperger, Y. (2012). "Three new species of the oonopid spider genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae: Oonopidae) from Tioman Island (Malaysia)." Zootaxa 3161: 37-47.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ischnothyreus.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.