Kun Yu

Publishing 2021–2026

0000-0002-5517-4484
3 papers 8 species 4 genera 2 countries

Publication activity

2021 2026

New taxa described

2021 2026

Described Taxa Distribution

Khantao 3 Selenocosmia 3 Chilobrachys 1

7 type localities across 3 genera

Frequent collaborators (8)

Feng Zhang 2Rick C. West 2Shuyuan Zhang 2Volker von Wirth 2Ingo Wendt 1Quang Duy Hoang 1Zhimin Li 1Zizhong Yang 1

Papers (3)

Yu, K., von Wirth, V., 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.

Hoang, Q. D., Yu, K., Wendt, I., West, R. C. & von Wirth, V. (2025). The new genus Magnacrus (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Ornithoctoninae) from Vietnam, with notes on Citharognathus hosei Pocock, 1895. Zootaxa 5701(3): 351-381.

Yu, K., Zhang, S., Zhang, F., Li, Z. & Yang, Z. (2021). Taxonomic studies on five species of Selenocosmiinae from China (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Faunitaxys 9(33): 1-13.

Species Described (8)

Chilobrachys lubricusKhantao talpoidesKhantao xuanaeKhantao yaMagnacrus taynguyenensisSelenocosmia anubisSelenocosmia longiembolaSelenocosmia qiani