Ischnocolus vanandelae

Ischnocolus vanandelae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Ischnocolus
Species:
I. vanandelae
Binomial name
Ischnocolus vanandelae
Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020

Ischnocolus vanandelae is a tarantula species in the Ischnocolus genus, it is found in Oman, and Iran, it was first described in 2020 by Vivian M. Montemor, Rick C. West, Alireza Zamani. This spider is named after Mrs. Priscilla M. J. van Andel, a Dutch wildlife enthusiast, who first collected this species with her husband Mr. J. H. Hans Raaijmakers. [1]

  1. ^ Montemor, Vivian M.; West, Rick C.; Zamani, Alireza; Moradmand, Majid; Wirth, Volker V.; Wendt, Ingo; Huber, Siegfried; Guadanucci, José Paulo L. (2020-01-02). "Taxonomy of the genus Ischnocolus in the Middle East, with description of a new species from Oman and Iran (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". Zoology in the Middle East. 66 (1): 76–90. doi:10.1080/09397140.2020.1675994. ISSN 0939-7140. S2CID 208595358.