Songthela

Songthela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Liphistiidae
Subfamily: Heptathelinae
Genus: Songthela
Ono, 2000
Species

40, see text

Microhabitat and general somatic morphology of Songthela huangyang sp. nov. (XUX–2018–082, female; XUX–2018–083, male) A microhabitat B, C the trapdoor with the door closed and open D, E dorsal view. Scale bar: 3 mm (D).
Microhabitat and general somatic morphology of Songthela huangyang sp. nov. (XUX–2018–082, female; XUX–2018–083, male) A microhabitat B, C the trapdoor with the door closed and open D, E dorsal view. Scale bar: 3 mm (D).

Songthela is a spider genus in the subfamily Heptathelinae, family Liphistiidae, with species found in China and Vietnam.

Species list

As of November 2025, it contained the following species:

References

  1. ↑ Sivayyapram, Varat; Kunsete, Chawakorn; Xu, Xin; Smith, Deborah R.; Traiyasut, Prapun; Deowanish, Sureerat; Li, Daiqin & Warrit, Natapot (2024). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and species delimitation of segmented spider genus Liphistius (Araneae: Liphistiidae) in Thailand". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 201 (2): 339–357. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad149.
  2. 1 2 "Gen. Songthela Ono, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2025-11-03.