Rathalos (spider)
| Rathalos | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Anyphaenidae |
| Genus: | Rathalos Lin & Li, 2021[1] |
| Type species | |
| R. xiushanensis Lin & Li, 2021 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Rathalos is a genus of Chinese anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Lin & Li, 2021.
Species
As of March 2024 it contains two species:[1]
- Rathalos treecko (Lin & Li, 2021) – China
- Rathalos xiushanensis (Song & Zhu, 1991)) – China
A third species, Rathalos inagami, was described by Dhiya’ulhaq & Dwikelana in Java in 2026.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Gen. Rathalos Lin & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ Dhiya’ulhaq, Naufal Urfi; Dwikelana, Ahmad Restu; Hidayat, Purnama (28 March 2026). "Ghost sighting: First Southeast Asian record of the ghost spider family Anyphaenidae, describing a new Rathalos species from Java, Indonesia". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2026.03.001. ISSN 2287-884X.