''Malayathele'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of southeast Asian
mygalomorph spiders in the family
Euagridae
''Euagridae'' is a family of mygalomorph spiders. The group was first described as a tribe in 1979 by Robert Raven, who in 1985 elevated it to a subfamily. In 2020, Optova et al. elevated it further to a family.
Genera
, the World Spider Catalog ...
. It was first described by
Peter J. Schwendinger
Peter J. Schwendinger (born 27 April 1959 in Dornbirn, Austria) is an Austrian arachnologist.
He graduated from Innsbruck University in 1985, and in 1990 with a PhD, where he studied with Konrad Thaler. He was a lecturer at Innsbruck University, f ...
, C. Lehmann-Graber and K. Hongpadharakiree in 2020,
and it has only been found in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
Species
it contains four species:
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M. cameronensis''
Schwendinger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
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M. kanching''
Schwendinger, 2020 (
type
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) – Malaysia (Peninsula)
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M. maculosa''
Schwendinger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
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M. ulu''
Schwendinger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
See also
*
List of Euagridae species
References
Euagridae genera
Spiders of Asia
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