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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Ischnocolus |
| Species: | I. valentinus
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| Ischnocolus valentinus | |
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary, 4th Ed.(2009), Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company. "[Medieval Latin, from Old Italian tarantola, after Taranto.]"
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