Paramito
| Paramito | |
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| 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
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| Species | |
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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]
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Diagnostic images of P. papallacta
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Diagnostic images of P. oyacachi
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, 2024 – Ecuador
- Paramito papallacta Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador (type species)
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Paramito Dupérré & Tapia, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.