<I>Amauropelma thamcon</I> spec. nov. and <I>A. khanensis</I> spec. nov., the first cave dwelling congeners from Laos (Arachnida: Araneae: Ctenidae).
Two new species of the genus Amauropelma Raven, Stumkat & Gray 2001 are described from caves located in the Vang Vieng Karst (Laos, Vientiane Province): A. thamcon spec. nov. (male, female) and A. khanensis spec. nov. Both species represent the first cave-dwelling Amauropelma species known from Laos.
Authors
- Liphone Nophaseud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5214-3201)
- Peter Jäger
Institutions
- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M (DE)
- National University of Laos (LA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Arachnologica
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.73.85
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
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