Ketambea Explained

Ketambea is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992.^[1]

Species

it contains nine species, found in China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Thailand:^[2]

• Ketambea acuta Tanasevitch, 2017 – China, Myanmar, Thailand
• Ketambea aseptifera Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Ketambea falcata Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Ketambea liupanensis (Tang & Song, 1992) – Russia (Far East), China
• Ketambea nigripectoris (Oi, 1960) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
• Ketambea permixta Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 – Indonesia (Java)
• Ketambea rostrata Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 (type) – Indonesia (Sumatra)
• Ketambea septifera Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
• Ketambea vermiformis Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 – Indonesia (Java)

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

Notes and References

1. Millidge. A. F.. Russell-Smith. A.. 1992. Linyphiidae from rain forests of Southeast Asia. Journal of Natural History. 1367–1404. 26. 10.1080/00222939200770771. A._F._Millidge.
2. 2023 . Gen. Ketambea Millidge & Russell-Smith, 1992 . Natural History Museum Bern . 10.24436/2 . 15 January 2023 . World Spider Catalog Version 23.5.