Ischnocolus vanandelae Montemor, West & Zamani, 2020

Described by Rick C. West, Vivian M. Montemor, Alireza Zamani

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Bibliography

Montemor, V. M., West, R. C., Zamani, A., Moradmand, M., von Wirth, V., Wendt, I., Huber, S. & Guadanucci, J. P. L. (2020). 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.

Distribution

OmanIran

Type Locality: Oman, Dhofar, Salalah, Wadi Darbat, near Tawi Atayr

Etymology

This species is named after Mrs. Priscilla M. J. van Andel, a Dutch wildlife enthusiast, who, along with her husband Mr. J. H. (Hans) Raaijmakers, first found and provided specimens from the UAE for this study.