Pastaza (spider)

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Pastaza
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Microstigmatidae
Genus: Pastaza
Dupérré & Tapia, 2025 [1]
Type species
P. aureliae
Dupérré & Tapia, 2025
Species

3, see text

Pastaza is a genus of spiders in the family Microstigmatidae. [2]

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Distribution

The genus is endemic to Ecuador. [2]

Etymology

This genus is named after Pastaza Province in Ecuador.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes three species: [2]

References

  1. ↑ Dupérré, N.; Tapia, E. (2025). "Revision of the Ecuadorian Microstigmatidae (Araneae: Mygalomorphae), with the description of six new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 1007: 87–132. doi:10.5852/ejt.2025.1007.2999.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Pastaza Dupérré & Tapia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.


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