Ischnothele caudata is a spider in the family Ischnothelidae, found from Mexico to Brazil. It was first described in 1875 by Anton Ausserer.[1][2] Ausserer did not explain the choice of specific name,[2] but the Latin word caudatus means 'tailed'.[3]

Ischnothele caudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Ischnothelidae
Genus: Ischnothele
Species:
I. caudata
Binomial name
Ischnothele caudata

References

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  1. ^ a b "Taxon details Ischnothele caudata Ausserer, 1875", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-07-18
  2. ^ a b Ausserer, A. (1875), "Zweiter Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Arachniden-Familie der Territelariae Thorell (Mygalidae Autor)", Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (in German), 25: 125–206
  3. ^ Stearn, W.T. (2004), Botanical Latin (4th (p/b) ed.), Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, ISBN 978-0-7153-1643-6