Troglocoelotes Explained

Troglocoelotes is a genus of east Asian funnel weavers. It was first described by B. Li, Z. Zhao and C. T. Zhang in 2019, and it has only been found in China.

Species

it contains nine species:

• T. bailongensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China
• T. banmenensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China
• T. liangensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China
• T. nongchiensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China
• T. proximus (Chen, Zhu & Kim, 2008) – China
• T. qixianensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China
• T. tortus (Chen, Zhu & Kim, 2008) – China
• T. yosiianus (Nishikawa, 1999) – China
• T. yumiganensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 (type) – China

See also

• Draconarius
• Coelotes
• List of Agelenidae species

Further reading

• Jiang. X. K.. Guo. X.. Yu. Z. G.. etal. 2017. Zootaxa. First description of the male of the eyeless spider Draconarius tortus Chen, Zhu & Kim 2008 from China (Araneae: Agelenidae: Coelotinae). 4294. 1. 141–144. 10.11646/zootaxa.4294.1.11.
• Chen. H. M.. Zhu. M. S.. Kim. J. P.. 2008. Korean Arachnology. Three new eyeless Draconarius spiders (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from limestone caves in Guizhou, southwestern China. 24. 85–95.
• Wang. X. P.. 2002. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. A generic-level revision of the spider subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae, Amaurobiidae). 269. 1–150. 10.1206/0003-0090(2002)269<0001:AGLROT>2.0.CO;2. 83668330.
• Nishikawa. Y.. 1999. Journal of the Speleological Society of Japan. A new eyeless agelenid spider from a limestone cave in Guangxi, south China. 24. 23–26.