Typhlohnia


Typhlohnia is a genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae.

Distribution

Typhlohnia is found in Guanxi and Guizhou provinces of China, Laos, and Vietnam.

Life style

All described species were found in caves.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek τυφλός "blind", referring to the degenerated eyes of the genus, and related genus Hahnia.
The species are named after their respective type locality:T. banlaksao: Ban Lak Sao, Central LaosT. kaiyang: - Kaiyang County, Guizhou provinceT. rongshui: - Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, GuangxiT. sondoong: Sơn Đoòng cave, Central Vietnam; the world's largest natural caveT. suiyang: - Suiyang County, Guizhou province

Species

, this genus includes five species:Typhlohnia banlaksao Lin & Li, 2023LaosTyphlohnia kaiyang Lin & Li, 2023 – ChinaTyphlohnia rongshui Lin & Li, 2023 – China Typhlohnia sondoong Lin & Li, 2023 – VietnamTyphlohnia suiyang Lin & Li, 2023 – China