Ischnothyreus is a genus of oonopid spiders generally between 1.25 (smallest male) and 2.25 mm (largest female) long. They have six eyes; in at least the species I. peltifer and I. omus, the males have a curious knob or hook at the base of the fang.

Ischnothyreus
Eye pattern of I. browni
Hooks on fangs of I. peltifer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Ischnothyreus
Simon, 1893
Type species
Ischnothyreus peltifer
Simon, 1892
Species

126 species

Synonyms

Ischnothyrella Saaristo, 2001
Ischnaspis Simon, 1892

Species

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As of August 2023 it contains 126 species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Gen. Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893". World Spider Catalog Version 23.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  • Chickering, A.M. (1968). The genus Ischnothyreus (Araneae, Oonopidae) in Central America and the West Indies. Psyche 75:77-86 PDF