Himalcoelotes Explained

Himalcoelotes is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002.^[1] They are mostly found in China and Bhutan.

Species

it contains thirteen species:^[2]

• Himalcoelotes aequoreus Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes brignolii Wang, 2002 – Bhutan
• Himalcoelotes bursarius Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes diatropos Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes gyirongensis (Hu & Li, 1987) – China, Nepal
• Himalcoelotes martensi Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes pirum Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes sherpa (Brignoli, 1976) – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes subsherpa Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes syntomos Wang, 2002 – Nepal
• Himalcoelotes tortuous Zhang & Zhu, 2010 – China
• Himalcoelotes xizangensis (Hu, 1992) – China
• Himalcoelotes zhamensis Zhang & Zhu, 2010 – China

Notes and References

1. Wang. X. P.. 2002. A generic-level revision of the spider subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae).. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–150. 269. 10.1206/0003-0090(2002)269<0001:AGLROT>2.0.CO;2. 83668330.
2. Web site: Gen. Himalcoelotes Wang, 2002. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-07. Natural History Museum Bern.