Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spiderfam:0010] Back

Gen. Dolichothele Mello-Leitão, 1923 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04342 ]
N.B.: transferred from the Barychelidae to the Theraphosidae by Bücherl, Timotheo & Lucas, 1971: 128; removed from the synonymy of Hapalotremus Simon, 1903 by Lucas & Indicatti, 2015: 205 (contra Raven, 1985a: 152); considered a senior synonym of Goniodontium Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 126 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05109] (type G. muticum Mello-Leitão, 1923 = Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leitão, 1923), Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924a: 151 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00256] (type O. auratum Vellard, 1924) and Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001 by Lucas & Indicatti, 2015: 205; Oligoxystre itself considered a senior synonym of Cenobiopelma Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934: 126 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05095] (type C. mimetica Mello-Leitão & Arlé, 1934) (transferred from the Barychelidae by Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1970a: 152) by Raven, 1985a: 150 and of Pseudoligoxystre Vol, 2001b: 3 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:03430] (type P. bolivianum Vol, 2001) by Guadanucci, 2007: 2.
Status: accepted
Last updated
2022-05-04
Described in
Mello-Leitão, 1923a: 120 (type Dolichothele exilis Mello-Leitão, 1923; gender neuter)
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Species counts
Counts Status
10accepted
3synonym
1nomen dubium
Reference

Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1923a). Theraphosideas do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista 13: 1-438. download pdf

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Date Type Reference Detail
2016-10-06 Genus synonymy Lucas & Indicatti, 2015 Pseudoligoxystre synonymized with Dolichothele
2016-10-06 Genus synonymy Lucas & Indicatti, 2015 Cyclothoracoides synonymized with Dolichothele
2016-10-06 Genus synonymy Lucas & Indicatti, 2015 Goniodontium synonymized with Dolichothele
2016-10-06 Genus synonymy Lucas & Indicatti, 2015 Oligoxystre synonymized with Dolichothele
2016-10-06 Genus updated Removed synonymy (Old value)