Stormtropis
| Stormtropis | |
|---|---|
| S. paisa in Colombia | |
| Stormtropis muisca, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Paratropididae |
| Genus: | Stormtropis Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019[1] |
| Type species | |
| Stormtropis parvum Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 | |
| Species | |
|
8, see text | |
Stormtropis is a genus of South American baldlegged spiders first described by C. Perafán, W. Galvis & Fernando Pérez-Miles in 2019. The genus name is in reference to the fictional stormtroopers of the Star Wars franchise.[2]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes eight species:[1]
- Stormtropis barbacoas Ríos-Tamayo, Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R. & Drolshagen, 2025 – Colombia
- Stormtropis celiae (Santos, Gomes, Almeida, de Morais & Bertani, 2025) – Brazil
- Stormtropis colima Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 – Colombia
- Stormtropis dunlopi Ríos-Tamayo, Sherwood, Peñaherrera-R. & Drolshagen, 2025 – Venezuela
- Stormtropis manauara (Santos, Gomes, Almeida, de Morais & Bertani, 2025) – Brazil
- Stormtropis muisca Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 – Colombia
- Stormtropis paisa Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 – Colombia
- Stormtropis parvum Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 – Colombia
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
- ^ Perafán, C.; Galvis, W.; Pérez-Miles, F. (2019). "The first Paratropididae (Araneae, Mygalomorphae) from Colombia: new genus, species and records". ZooKeys (830): 1–31. Bibcode:2019ZooK..830....1P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.830.31433. PMC 6428803. PMID 30918439.