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Burmalema

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.

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Burmalema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Telemidae
Genus: Burmalema
Zhao & Li, 20222
Species:
B. shan
Binomial name
Burmalema shan
Zhao & Li, 20221

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

References

  1. "Gen. Burmalema Zhao & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  2. 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 (3): 198–270. doi:10.11865/zs.2022303.