World Spider Catalog

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

Paratropis esmeraldas Dupérré & Tapia, 2024

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062470

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Described:

Distribution: Ecuador

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Museum of Invertebrates, Pontifícia Universidad Católica, Quito (QCAZ), Ecuador f - (Dupérré & Tapia, 2024c)
Paratype: Museum of Invertebrates, Pontifícia Universidad Católica, Quito (QCAZ), Ecuador 1m - (Dupérré & Tapia, 2024c)

Taxonomic References

Paratropis esmeraldas Dupérré & Tapia, 2024c: 452, f. 1A-B, 2A-C, 3A-B, 4A-B, 5A-E, 29A (Dmf) Original description

Paratropis esmeraldas Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025d: 679 (misplaced)

References

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2024c). Seven new species of the enigmatic spider genus Paratropis Simon, 1889 (Mygalomorphae, Paratropididae) from Ecuador. Zootaxa 5519(4): 451-486. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.4.1 -- 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

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference
2026-01-06	New taxonomic reference entry	Peñaherrera-R. et al., 2025d
2024-10-11	New taxonomic reference entry	Dupérré & Tapia, 2024c
2024-10-11	New species inserted	Dupérré & Tapia, 2024c