Paratropis vulcanix

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Theraphosoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Mygalomorphae Superfamilia: Theraphosoidea

Familia: Paratropididae
Genus: Paratropis
Species: Paratropis vulcanix

Name

Paratropis vulcanix Sousa dos Santos et al., 2025: 244

Type locality: COLOMBIA: Departamentos Tolima-Caldas, Nevado del Ruiz near El Silencio, [4.59888, -075.32958], 2,621 m a.s.l.

Holotype: MCZ. female ♀. 08.X.1978. legit Prof. H. Sturm. MCZ 71028.

References

Primary references

• Sousa dos Santos, N.A., Corrêa-Gomes, J.P., Almeida, M.Q., Wellington de Morais, J. & Bertani, R. 2025. Three new species of Paratropis Simon, 1889 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Paratropididae) from Brazil and Colombia. Journal of Arachnology 52: 234–250. Reference page.