Ischnocolus hirsutum Ausserer, 1875, nomen dubium

Ischnocolus hirsutus Ausserer, 1875: 170 (syntypes 11 small specimens from Cuba, BMNH 1890.7.1.347, and 2 small specimens from Bogota, Colombia [4°35'N, 74°04'W], in another vial, BMNH 1890.7.1.339+347, examined).

Eurypelma hirsutum: Roewer 1942: 240.

Avicularia hirsuta: World Spider Catalog 2016.

Remarks.

Ausserer (1875) mentioned several females from Cuba and two specimens from "Santa Fé de Bogotá” (known, nowadays, as Bogota, capital of Colombia) in Keyserling collection (housed at the BMNH). All examined specimens from Cuba have urticating setae type III on abdomen dorsum, and all specimens from Bogota have setae type I. Therefore, they belong to subfamily Theraphosinae and it is, herein, removed from the genus Avicularia . All syntypes are immatures lacking diagnostic characters and, therefore, we consider Ischnocolus hirsutum Ausserer, 1875 a nomen dubium.