''Telema'' is a
genus
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of
long-legged cave spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon in 1882.
Species
it contains six species, most found in Asia, except for ''T. tenella'', found in Europe, and ''T. mayana'', found in
Guatemala
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:
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Telema auricoma''
Lin & Li, 2010 –
China
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Telema guihua''
Lin & Li, 2010 – China
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Telema mayana''
Gertsch, 1973 –
Guatemala
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Telema nipponica''
(Yaginuma, 1972) –
Japan
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Telema tenella''
Simon, 1882 (
type) –
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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France
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Telema wunderlichi''
Song & Zhu, 1994 – China
See also
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List of Telemidae species
This page lists all described species of the spider family Telemidae accepted by the World Spider Catalog :
A ''Apneumonella''
''Apneumonella'' Fage, 1921
* '' A. jacobsoni'' Brignoli, 1977 — Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra)
* '' A. oculata'' Fa ...
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Pinelema
''Pinelema'' is a genus of Asian long-legged cave spiders that was first described by C. X. Wang & S. Q. Li in 2012.
Species
it contains fifty-five species, found in China and Vietnam:
* '' Pinelema adunca'' (Wang & Li, 2010) — China
* '' P ...
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Usofila
''Usofila'' is a genus of American long-legged cave spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1891. Originally placed with the Ochyroceratidae, it was transferred to the Telemidae in 1973.
Species
it contains four species, fou ...
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References
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Central America
Telemidae
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