Paratropis Simon, 1889

Dupérré, Nadine & Tapia, Elicio, 2020, On the putatively incorrect identification and “ redescription ” of Paratropis elicioi Dupérré 2015 (Paratropididae, Araneae) with the description of two new sympatric species from Ecuador, Zootaxa 4869 (3), pp. 326-346 : 327

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4869.3.2
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4443682
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scientific name	Paratropis Simon, 1889
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Genus Paratropis Simon, 1889 View in CoL View at ENA

Type species. Paratropis scruposa Simon, 1889 View in CoL

Diagnosis. Paratropis are distinguished from other genera of the Paratropididae by the following characters: two pairs of spinnerets; males without tibial apophysis, palpal bulb with long, rather straight embolus; females with long spermathecae with multilobed vesicles, with or without longitudinal fold.

Distribution. Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil and Peru.