Pristirana

Pristirana
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
Species

3, see text

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, 2024Ecuador
  • Pristirana niederi Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador (type species)
  • Pristirana nowickii Dupérré & Tapia, 2024 – Ecuador

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Pristirana Dupérré & Tapia, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-30.