World Spider Catalog

Family: Theraphosidae

Khantao Yu, Wirth, West, S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2026

GENUS | ACCEPTED

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06486

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Last updated: 2026-07-22

Species counts

ACCEPTED: 4

Taxonomic Reference

Original description Yu et al., 2026: 160 type Khantao talpoides Yu, Wirth, West, S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2026; gender neuter

Reference

Yu, K., Wirth, V. von, West, R. C., Zhang, S. & Zhang, F. (2026). Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). Zootaxa 5853(2): 151-188. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5853.2.1 ZooBank: 682CFFC8-D005-402C-9F57-2BA0371B1139 -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-07-22	New taxonomic reference entry	Yu et al., 2026
2026-07-22	New genus inserted	Yu et al., 2026

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