Typhlohnia
Genus of spiders
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Typhlohnia is a genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae.[2]
| Typhlohnia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Hahniidae |
| Subfamily: | Hahniinae |
| Genus: | Typhlohnia Lin & Li, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| T. rongshui Lin & Li, 2023 | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Distribution
Life style
All described species were found in caves.[1]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek τυφλός (tŭphlós) "blind", referring to the degenerated eyes of the genus, and related genus Hahnia.[1]
The species are named after their respective type locality:
- T. banlaksao: Ban Lak Sao, Central Laos
- T. kaiyang: 开阳; Kāiyáng - Kaiyang County, Guizhou province
- T. rongshui: 融水; Róngshuǐ - Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi
- T. sondoong: Sơn Đoòng cave ([ʂɤːn1 ɗɔ̤ŋ2]), Central Vietnam; the world's largest natural cave
- T. suiyang: 绥阳; Suíyáng - Suiyang County, Guizhou province
