Tonton (spider)

Tonton is a genus of South American mygalomorph spiders in the family Microstigmatidae. It was first described by V. Passanha, I. Cizauskas and Antônio Domingos Brescovit in 2019, and it has only been found in Brazil.

Species

As of October 2025[update], this genus includes seven species:

• Tonton emboaba (Pedroso, Baptista & Bertani, 2015) – Brazil
• Tonton ipiau Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil
• Tonton itabirito Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil (type species)
• Tonton matodentro Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil
• Tonton queca Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil
• Tonton quiteria Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil
• Tonton sapalo Passanha, Cizauskas & Brescovit, 2019 – Brazil

See also

• Masteria

Further reading

• Passanha, V.; Brescovit, A. D. (2018). . Zootaxa. 4463 (1): 1–73. doi:. PMID .

• Pedroso, D. R.; Baptista, R. L. C.; Bertani, R. (2015). . Zoologia (Curitiba). 32 (1): 59–65. doi:.