''Stormtropis'' is a
genus
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of Colombian
baldlegged spiders first described by C. Perafán, W. Galvis &
Fernando Pérez-Miles
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in 2019. The genus name is in reference to the fictional
stormtroopers
Stormtrooper or storm trooper may refer to: Military
*Stormtroopers (Imperial Germany), specialist soldier of the German Army in World War I
*''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) or Storm Detachment, a paramilitary organization of the German Nazi Party
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of the ''
Star Wars
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'' franchise.
Species
it contains four species:
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Stormtropis colima
''Stormtropis'' is a genus of Colombian 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.
Species
it co ...
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Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 — Colombia
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Stormtropis muisca
''Stormtropis'' is a genus of Colombian 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.
Species
it co ...
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Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 — Colombia
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Stormtropis paisa
''Stormtropis'' is a genus of Colombian 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.
Species
it co ...
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Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 — Colombia
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Stormtropis parvum
''Stormtropis'' is a genus of Colombian Paratropididae, baldlegged spiders first described by C. Perafán, W. Galvis & Fernando Pérez-Miles in 2019. The genus name is in reference to the fictional Stormtrooper (Star Wars), stormtroopers of the ' ...
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Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, 2019 — Colombia
References
External links
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Mygalomorphae genera
Paratropididae
Spiders of South America
Endemic fauna of Colombia
Arthropods of Colombia
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