On a new genus of dwarf tarantulas (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) endemic from Peru: evidence from morphology and molecular phylogeny, with description of three new species

Quispe-Colca, O. M., Ferretti, N., Chaparro, J. C., Ochoa, J. A. & West, R. C. (2026). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 84: 371-392.

Original paper DOI: 10.3897/asp.84.e181294

Authors

Oscar Magdiel Quispe-ColcaNelson Ferretti Nelson FerrettiJuan C. Chaparro Juan C. ChaparroJosé A. Ochoa José A. OchoaRick C. West Rick C. West

Abstract

Recent field campaigns conducted in Peru along with the examination of museum specimens allowed us to identify small tarantulas that do not fit with any known Theraphosidae genera. Morphology and additional molecular evidence from the mitochondrial gene COI led us to propose Kiskalla gen. nov. from southern Peru, at Puno region. Three new species of Kiskalla gen. nov. (K. ignacioi sp. nov., K. yeisoni sp. nov. and K. zukuapasanka sp. nov.) are herein described, diagnosed and illustrated.

Species (3)

Kiskalla ignacioiKiskalla yeisoniKiskalla zukuapasanka