Patu (spider)

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.

Species
it contains eighteen species, found in Asia, Oceania, on the Seychelles, and in Colombia:
 * 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 (type) – Fiji
 * Patu woodwardi Forster, 1959 – New Guinea
 * Patu xiaoxiao Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009 – China