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Genus: Khantao Yu, Wirth, West, S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2026 | Family: Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869

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

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:067289

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Described:

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Distribution: China

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Holotype: Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China f (KYUARA 568) - (Yu et al., 2026)
Paratype: Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China 1m 3f 1j (KYUARA 661, 566-567, 2559, 569) - (Yu et al., 2026)

Taxonomic References

Khantao ya Yu et al., 2026: 181, f. 3-4, 86-106, 108, 115, 117, 119 (Dmf) Original description

References

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 species inserted	Yu et al., 2026

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