8, see text Ischnocolus is a genus of tarantulas that was first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871.

[2] This tarantula genus includes some of the smallest in the family.

[3] Males of this genus can be distinguished by the palpal bulb morphology, which owns a slightly bent apical end.

Females can be distinguished by the morphology of the spermatheca, which is made up of two twisted receptacles.

[3] As of March 2020[update] it contains eight species, found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Brazil:[1]