Liphistius kalaw

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Liphistius kalaw
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Liphistiidae
Genus: Liphistius
Species:
L. kalaw
Binomial name
Liphistius kalaw
Zhan & Xu, 2024

Liphistius kalaw is a species of trapdoor spider that is native to Myanmar. [1]

Males have a robust body with an overall yellowish-brown color. Their bristle hairs are short and scattered. Females also have a yellowish-brown body with short scattered bristle hairs however they have some reddish-brown coloration. [2]

References

  1. Natural History Museum Bern. "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  2. Xu, Xin; Zhan, Yi; Aung, Khin Pyae Pyae; Liu, Fengxiang; Yu, Long; Li, Daiqin (2024-08-16). "Four new species of the spider genus Liphistius (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae, Liphistiinae) from Myanmar". ZooKeys (1210): 99–115. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1210...99X. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.123986 . ISSN   1313-2970. PMC   11344173 . PMID   39185328.