Burmalema

Burmalema
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Telemidae
Genus: Burmalema
Zhao & Li, 2022[2]
Species:
B. shan
Binomial name
Burmalema shan
Zhao & Li, 2022[1]

Burmalema is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Telemidae containing the single species, Burmalema shan. Burmalema shan has only been recorded from an unnamed cave in Taunggyi County, Shan State, Myanmar.[1]

The genus name is a combination of Burma and the ending of related genus Telema. The species is named after the type locality.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Burmalema Zhao & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. ^ a b Lin, Y. J.; Zhao, H. F.; Koh, J. K. H.; Li, S. Q. (2022). "Taxonomy notes on twenty-eight spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from Asia". Zoological Systematics. 47: 198–270. doi:10.11865/zs.2022303.