Khantao xuanae Yu, von Wirth, West, Zhang & Zhang, 2026

Described by Volker von Wirth, Rick C. West, Kun Yu, Shuyuan Zhang, Feng Zhang

♀ Female described

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

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.

Distribution

China

Type Locality: CHINA: Yunnan: Dehong, Lianghe County, Jiubao Township, Xinzhaizi

Etymology

Dedicated to the first author's friend Ms Jiaxuan Li.

Specimen Records (1)

KYUARA#0503 ♀ Holotype China

Dehong, Lianghe County, Jiubao Township, Xinzhaizi, Yunnan

January 2024 · col. AC

Holotype female of Khantao xuanae, and the only known specimen of the species.

Bibliography (1)

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.