Khantao gen. nov., a New Genus of Selenocosmiinae from Western Yunnan, China

Zootaxa — https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.2.1

Kun Yu, Volker Von Wirth, Rick C. West, Shuyuan Zhang, Feng Zhang

Jul 21, 2026 1 min read

Abstract:

The new genus Khantao gen. nov. from western Yunnan, China, is established for the subfamily Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889, including three new species and one new combination: Khantao talpoides sp. nov. (type species); Khantao xuanae sp. nov.; Khantao ya sp. nov.; and Khantao xinhuaensis (Zhu & Zhang, 2008) comb. nov. (transferred from Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871). DNA data (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, COI sequences) are provided for all species.