Dolichothele

Dolichothele
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]
Cenobiopelma Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934 Goniodontium Mello-Leitão, 1923 Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924 Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001

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

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

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

• Dolichothele caatinga (Guadanucci, 2007) = Dolichothele exilis
• Dolichothele muticum (Mello-Leitão, 1923) = Dolichothele exilis
• Dolichothele nigrioculatum (Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971) = Dolichothele exilis

Nomen dubium

• Dolichothele mimeticum (Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934) - Brazil

References