Rathalos (spider)

Rathalos
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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. 1 2 "Gen. Rathalos Lin & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ↑ 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.