Inpatropis
Species of spider
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Inpatropis is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Paratropididae containing the single species, Inpatropis minuscula.[2]
| Inpatropis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Paratropididae |
| Genus: | Inpatropis Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Ríos-Tamayo & Drolshagen, 2025[1] |
| Species: | I. minuscula |
| Binomial name | |
| Inpatropis minuscula (Almeida & de Morais, 2022)[2] | |
Distribution
Inpatropis minuscula has only been recorded from near the Potaro River in Guyana.[2]
Etymology
The genus name honors the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA). The ending refers to the related genus Paratropis.[1]