Ectatosticta

Ectatosticta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hypochilidae
Genus: Ectatosticta
Simon, 1892[1]
Type species
E. davidi
(Simon, 1889)

Ectatosticta is a genus of lampshade spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1892.[2]

All of its described species are endemic to China.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 22 species:[2]

  • Ectatosticta baima Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021China
  • Ectatosticta baixiang Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta bajie Lin & Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta dapeng Lin & Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta davidi (Simon, 1889) – China (type species)
  • Ectatosticta deltshevi Platnick & Jäger, 2009 – China
  • Ectatosticta furax Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta helii Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta menyuanensis Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta nyingchiensis Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta pingwuensis Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta puxian Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta qingshi Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta rulai Lin & Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta shaseng Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta shennongjiaensis Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta songpanensis Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta wenshu Lin & S. Q. Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta wukong Lin & Li, 2020 – China
  • Ectatosticta xuanzang Lin & Li, 2020 – China
  • Ectatosticta yukuni Lin & Li, 2021 – China
  • Ectatosticta zhouzhiensis Wang, Zhao, Irfan & Zhang, 2021 – China

References

  1. ^ Simon, E (1892). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Ectatosticta Simon, 1892". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-30.