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Genus of spiders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Dolichothele | |
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Female Dolichothele diamantinensis | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Species | |
10, see text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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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]
As of July 2022[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following 10 species:[1][2]
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