Puan (spider)

Puan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Puan
Izquierdo, 2012[1]
Type species
P. chechehet Izquierdo, 2012
Species
  • P. chechehet Izquierdo, 2012 — Argentina
  • P. nair Izquierdo, 2012 — Argentina

Puan is a genus of South American goblin spiders first described by M. A. Izquierdo, N. Ferretti & G. Pompozzi in 2012.[2] Both described species are endemic to Argentina.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Puan chechehet Izquierdo, 2012Argentina (type species)
  • Puan nair Izquierdo, 2012 – Argentina

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Puan Izquierdo, 2012". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ^ Izquierdo, M. A.; Ferretti, N.; Pompozzi, G. (2012). "On Puan, a new genus of goblin spiders from Argentina (Araneae, Dysderoidea, Oonopidae)". American Museum Novitates (3757): 1–22. doi:10.1206/3757.2. hdl:11336/68031. S2CID 85829708.