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Genus: Paratropis Simon, 1889 | Family: Paratropididae Simon, 1889

Paratropis elicioi Dupérré, 2015

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:048135

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Described:

Distribution: Ecuador

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Museum of Invertebrates, Pontifícia Universidad Católica, Quito (QCAZ), Ecuador m - (Dupérré & Tapia, 2020b)
Paratype: Museum of Invertebrates, Pontifícia Universidad Católica, Quito (QCAZ), Ecuador 1f - (Dupérré & Tapia, 2020b)

Taxonomic References

Paratropis elicioi Dupérré, 2015c: 328, f. 1-13 (Dmf) Original description

Paratropis elicioi Dupérré & Tapia, 2020b: 327, f. 1-10, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68 (mf)

Paratropis elicioi Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025d: 669, f. 2A (m)

References

Dupérré, N. (2015c). Description of the first visually cryptic species of Paratropis (Araneae: Paratropididae) from Ecuador. Journal of Arachnology 43(3): 327-330. doi: 10.1636/arac-43-03-327-330 -- Show included taxa

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2020b). On the putatively incorrect identification and "redescription" of Paratropis elicioi Dupérré 2015 (Paratropididae, Araneae) with the description of two new sympatric species from Ecuador. Zootaxa 4869(3): 326-346. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4869.3.2 -- Show included taxa

Peñaherrera-R., P., Ríos-Tamayo, D., León-E., R. J., Drolshagen, B. & Sherwood, D. (2025d). On encrusted soil and mud: a preliminary phylogenetic analysis of the mud spider family Paratropididae Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) brings to light new species and genera. Invertebrate Zoology 22(4): 662-717. doi: 10.15298/invertzool.22.4.10 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-01-06	New taxonomic reference entry	Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025d
2025-06-12	Taxonomic reference assigned to new taxon			Taxonomic reference entry assigned to Paratropis lluspiosa Tauber, Perafán & Pérez-Miles, 2025
2020-11-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Dupérré & Tapia, 2020b
2020-11-03	Species distribution update	Dupérré & Tapia, 2020b	Old value
2019-03-15	Species distribution update	Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019	Old value
2019-03-15	New taxonomic reference entry	Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019
2016-01-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Dupérré, 2015c
2016-01-07	New species inserted	Dupérré, 2015c