Ewok (spider)
| Ewok | |
|---|---|
| E. christineae | |
| E. aymara | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Ewok Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thrixopelma christineae Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024
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| Species | |
|
8, see text | |
Ewok is a genus of spiders in the family Theraphosidae.[2]
Distribution
The genus Ewok is endemic to Peru.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named after the Ewoks, which are also small and furry. According to the original authors, »just as the Ewok language is difficult to understand, the taxonomy of these spiders is similarly complex and challenging«.[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes eight species:[2]
- Ewok aycaramba Sherwood, Gabriel, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025 – Peru
- Ewok aymara (Chamberlin, 1916) – Peru
- Ewok christineae (Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024) – Peru
- Ewok cyaneolus (Schmidt, Friebolin & Friebolin, 2005) – Peru
- Ewok eliseanneae (Sherwood & Gabriel, 2024) – Peru
- Ewok kainae Gabriel, Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R., León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025 – Peru
- Ewok kimraykawsaki (Signorotto, Ferretti, Chaparro, Ochoa & West, 2025) – Peru
- Ewok pruriens (Schmidt, 1998) – Peru, not Chile
References
- ^ a b Sherwood, D.; Gabriel, R.; Peñaherrera-R., P.; León-E., R. J.; Rollard, C.; Leguin, E.-A.; Brescovit, A. D.; Lucas, S. M. (2025). "On the identity of some taxa in the tarantula tribe Hapalopini, with two synonymies, and description of four new genera and three new species (Araneae: Theraphosidae)". ZooNova. 46: 1–23. doi:10.5281/zenodo.17612014.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Ewok Peñaherrera-R., Sherwood, Gabriel, León-E., Rollard, Leguin, Brescovit & Lucas, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.
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