Paramito

Paramito
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Subfamily: Hahniinae
Genus: Paramito
Dupérré & Tapia, 2024[1]
Type species
P. papallacta
Dupérré & Tapia, 2024
Species

2, see text

Paramito is an Ecuadoran genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae.[2]

Distribution

Both described species are endemic to Ecuador.[2] The description of this genus marked the first record of Hahniidae in Ecuador.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a variation of Páramo, the alpine tundra ecosystem where the type species was collected.[1]

P. papallacta was sampled from near Papallacta, Napo Province. P. oyacachi specimens were found near Oyacachi, a town in Pichincha Province.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Paramito oyacachi Dupérré & Tapia, 2024Ecuador
  • Paramito papallacta Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador (type species)

References

  1. ^ a b c Dupérré, N.; Tapia, E. (2024). "First record of the family Hahniidae in Ecuador with description of thirteen new species and three new genera (Araneae: Hahniidae)". Taxonomy. 4: 53–111. doi:10.3390/taxonomy4010005. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Paramito Dupérré & Tapia, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.