Tepuithele
| Tepuithele | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Ischnothelidae |
| Genus: | Tepuithele Dupérré & Tapia, 2025[1] |
| Species: | T. nangaritza |
| Binomial name | |
| Tepuithele nangaritza Dupérré & Tapia, 2025[2] | |
Tepuithele is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ischnothelidae containing the single species, Tepuithele nangaritza.[2]
Distribution
Tepuithele nangaritza has only been recorded from the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range of Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southern Ecuador.[2][1]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Tepui, the geological mountain formation where it was found, and -thele.[1]
The species is named after the river Nangaritza, which flows near the type locality.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dupérré, N.; Tapia, E. (2025). "A new genus in the mygalomorph spider family Ischnothelidae, Tepuithele n. gen., from Ecuador". Arachnology. 20 (2): 238–244. doi:10.13156/arac.2025.20.2.238.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Tepuithele Dupérré & Tapia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.