Paramito

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Paramito is an Ecuadoran genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Paramito
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Subfamily: Hahniinae
Genus: Paramito
Dupérré & Tapia, 2024[1]
Type species
P. papallacta
Dupérré & Tapia, 2024
Species

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Distribution

Both described species are endemic to Ecuador.[2] The description of this genus marked the first record of Hahniidae in Ecuador.[1]

  • Diagnostic images of P. papallacta
    Diagnostic images of P. papallacta
  • Diagnostic images of P. oyacachi
    Diagnostic images of P. oyacachi

Etymology

The genus name is a variation of Páramo, the alpine tundra ecosystem where the type species was collected.[1]

P. papallacta was sampled from near Papallacta, Napo Province. P. oyacachi specimens were found near Oyacachi, a town in Pichincha Province.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]

  • Paramito oyacachi Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador
  • Paramito papallacta Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador (type species)

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