Patu is a genus of dwarf orb-weavers that was first described by Brian John Marples in 1951. Two candidates for the "smallest species of spider", are in this genus, Patu digua and Patu marplesi.
Distribution Spiders in this genus are found in Asia, Oceania, on the Seychelles, and in Colombia.
Species , this genus includes eighteen species:
Patu catba S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – Vietnam Patu dakou S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – China Patu damtao S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – Vietnam Patu digua Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Colombia 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 Patu nagarat S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – Thailand Patu nigeri Lin & Li, 2009 – China Patu putao S. Q. Li & Lin, 2021 – Myanmar Patu qiqi Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China Patu saladito Forster & Platnick, 1977 – Colombia Patu samoensis Marples, 1951 – Samoa Patu silho Saaristo, 1996 – Seychelles Patu vitiensis Marples, 1951 – Fiji Patu woodwardi Forster, 1959 – New Guinea Patu xiaoxiao Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China
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