Myahnia

Myahnia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Myahnia
Lin & Li, 2023[2]
Species:
M. kanpetlet
Binomial name
Myahnia kanpetlet
Lin & Li, 2023[1]

Myahnia is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae containing the single species, Myahnia kanpetlet.[1]

Distribution

Myahnia kanpetlet is endemic to Myanmar.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Myanmar and Hahnia.[2]

The specific name refers to the type locality Kanpetlet in West Myanmar.[2]

Taxonomy

Myahnia can be distinguished from Hexamatia by its larger size and differences in male palpal structure.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Myahnia Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ^ a b c d Chu, C.; Lin, Y. J.; Li, S. Q. (2023). "New genera and new species of Hahniidae (Araneae) from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam". ZooKeys (1187): 91–134. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1187...91C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1187.112936. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.