Menglunia inaffecta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Menglunia
Species: Menglunia inaffecta

Name

• Menglunia inaffecta Zhao & Li, 2012

Holotype: IZCAS, ♂.

Type locality: CHINA, Yunnan: Menglun Town: Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden, 21°55.035'N, 101°16.500'E, elevation ca 558 m, 22 July 2007, primary tropical seasonal rain forest, searching, G. Zheng.

Etymology: Its Latin origin ‘inaffectus’ means ‘natural and simple’, which refers to the simplicity of the structure of the male pedipalp; adjective.

References

• Zhao, Qingyuan & Shu-Qiang Li, 2012: Eleven new species of theridiosomatid spiders from southern China (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae). ZooKeys, 255: 1–48. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.255.3272.