Paratropis

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Paratropis
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Paratropis tuxtlensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Paratropididae
Genus: Paratropis
Simon, 1889 [1]
Type species
Paratropis scruposa
Simon, 1889 [2]
Paratropis range map.jpg
Distribution of the five known species of Paratropis(Click to enlarge)

Paratropis is a genus of spiders in the family Paratropididae. [3]

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Species

As of 2022, it contains 10 species

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References

  1. "Paratropis Simon, 1889". GBIF.org . Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  2. Valdez-Mondragón, Alejandro; Mendoza, Jorge I.; Francke, Oscar F. (16 June 2014). "First record of the mygalomorph spider family Paratropididae (Arachnida, Araneae) in North America with the description of a new species of Paratropis Simon from Mexico, and with new ultramorphological data for the family". ZooKeys . Pensoft Publishers (416): 1–21. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.416.7253 . PMC   4109506 . PMID   25061343 . Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. "Paratropis Simon, 1889". ITIS . Retrieved 27 June 2014.