Mekonglema
| Mekonglema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Telemidae |
| Genus: | Zhao & Li, 2020[1] |
| Type species | |
| M. bailang Zhao & Li, 2020 | |
| Species | |
| 5, see text | |
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Mekonglema is a genus of Asian long-legged cave spiders first described by H. F. Zhao, S. Q. Li and A. B. Zhang in 2020.[2]
Species
As of April 2022 it contains five species:[1]
- M. bailang Zhao & Li, 2020 (type) – China
- M. kaorao Zhao & Li, 2020 – Laos
- M. walayaku Zhao & Li, 2020 – China
- M. xinpingi (Lin & Li, 2008) – China
- M. yan Zhao & Li, 2020 – China
See also
References
- ^ a b "Gen. Mekonglema Zhao & Li, 2020". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
- ^ Zhao, H. F.; Li, S. Q.; Zhang, A. B. (2020). "Taxonomic revision of Telemidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from East and Southeast Asia". ZooKeys (933): 15–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.933.38653. PMC 7248132. PMID 32508489.
Further reading
- Lin, Y. C.; Li, S. Q. (2008). "A new species of the family Telemidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna rainforest, China". Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica. 33: 650–653.