''Gigapassus'' is a
monotypic
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genus
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of
South America
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n
dwarf spiders containing the single species, ''Gigapassus octarine''. It was first described by J. A. Miller in 2007,
and has only been found in
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
.
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)
This page lists all described species of the spider family Linyphiidae as of August 28, 2020, from A to H, of World Spider Catalog version 21.5
''Abacoproeces''
'' Abacoproeces'' Simon, 1884
* '' Abacoproeces molestus'' Thaler, 1973 — Austria
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References
Linyphiidae
Monotypic Linyphiidae genera
Spiders of Argentina
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