Tepuithele is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Ischnothelidae containing the single species, Tepuithele nangaritza.
Distribution Tepuithele nangaritza has only been recorded from the Cordillera del Cóndor mountain range of Zamora-Chinchipe Province in southern Ecuador.
Etymology The genus name is a combination of Tepui, the geological mountain formation where it was found, and -thele.
The species is named after the river Nangaritza, which flows near the type locality.
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