''Patu'' is a

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of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by

Brian John Marples Brian John Marples Royal Society of New Zealand, FRSNZ (31 March 1907 – 1997) was a British zoology, zoologist who spent most of his career in New Zealand. Early years Marples was born in Hessle, Yorkshire, in north-eastern England. He was edu ...

in 1951. Two candidates for the "smallest species of spider", are in this genus, '' Patu digua'' and '' Patu marplesi''.

Species

it contains eighteen species, found in Asia, Oceania, on the

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, and in

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

: *'' Patu catba'' S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 –

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

*'' Patu dakou'' S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 –

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

*'' Patu damtao'' S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – Vietnam *'' Patu digua'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 –

*'' Patu eberhardi'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Colombia *'' Patu jiangzhou'' S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – China *'' Patu jidanweishi'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China *'' Patu marplesi'' Forster, 1959 –

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabited ...

*'' Patu nagarat'' S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 –

Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...

*'' Patu nigeri'' Lin & Li, 2009 – China *'' Patu putao'' S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 –

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

*'' Patu qiqi'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China *'' Patu saladito'' Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Colombia *'' Patu samoensis'' Marples, 1951 – Samoa *'' Patu silho'' Saaristo, 1996 –

*'' Patu vitiensis'' Marples, 1951 (

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*'' Patu woodwardi'' Forster, 1959 –

New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...

*'' Patu xiaoxiao'' Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China

References

Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Oceania Spiders of South America Symphytognathidae Taxa named by Brian John Marples {{Araneomorphae-stub

Species

See also

References