Biology:Tepuithele
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Tepuithele is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ischnothelidae containing the single species, Tepuithele nangaritza.[1]
Distribution
Tepuithele nangaritza has only been recorded from the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range of Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southern Ecuador.[1][2]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Tepui, the geological mountain formation where it was found, and -thele.[2]
The species is named after the river Nangaritza, which flows near the type locality.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Tepuithele Dupérré & Tapia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6703. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Dupérré, N.; Tapia, E. (2025). "A new genus in the mygalomorph spider family Ischnothelidae, Tepuithele n. gen., from Ecuador". Arachnology 20: 238-244. doi:10.13156/arac.2025.20.2.238.
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