| Mekonglema | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Telemidae |
| Genus: | Mekonglema Zhao & Li, 2020 [1] |
| Type species | |
| M. bailang Zhao & Li, 2020 | |
| Species | |
5, see text | |
Mekonglema is a genus of Asian long-legged cave spiders first described by H. F. Zhao, S. Q. Li and A. B. Zhang in 2020. [2]
As of April 2022 [update] it contains five species: [1]
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