Pululahua (spider)

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

2, see text

Pululahua is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae. [2]

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Distribution

The genus Pululahua is endemic to Ecuador. [2]

Species

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

References

  1. Dupérré, N.; Tapia, E. (2025). "On some rare mygalomorph from Ecuador, with the description of 16 new species in five families (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae, Barychelidae, Halonoproctidae, Idiopidae, and Theraphosidae)". Taxonomy. 5 (3): 35. doi: 10.3390/taxonomy5030035 .
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Pululahua Dupérré & Tapia, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.