Tepuithele

Tepuithele
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Ischnothelidae
Genus: Tepuithele
Dupérré & Tapia, 2025
Species:
T. nangaritza
Binomial name
Tepuithele nangaritza
Dupérré & Tapia, 2025

Tepuithele is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ischnothelidae containing the single species, Tepuithele nangaritza.

Distribution

Tepuithele nangaritza has only been recorded from the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range of Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southern Ecuador.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Tepui, the geological mountain formation where it was found, and -thele.

The species is named after the river Nangaritza, which flows near the type locality.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Tepuithele Dupérré & Tapia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.