Pristirana
| Pristirana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Subfamily: | Hahniinae |
| Genus: | Pristirana Dupérré & Tapia, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| P. niederi Dupérré & Tapia, 2024
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| Species | |
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Pristirana is a genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae.[2]
Distribution
All currently described species of the genus are endemic to Ecuador.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named after the Pristirana Biological Reserve in Cotopaxi province, where the type species is found.[1]
The specific names honor German botanists Dr. Wilhelm Barthlott, Dr. Jürgen Nieder and Dr. Christoph Nowicki.[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[2]
- Pristirana barthlotti Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador
- Pristirana niederi Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador (type species)
- Pristirana nowickii Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador
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Diagnostic images of P. barthlotti
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Diagnostic images of P. niederi
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Diagnostic images of P. nowickii
References
- ^ a b c Dupérré, N.; Tapia, E. (2024). "First record of the family Hahniidae in Ecuador with description of thirteen new species and three new genera (Araneae: Hahniidae)". Taxonomy. 4: 53–111. doi:10.3390/taxonomy4010005. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Pristirana Dupérré & Tapia, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-30.