Typhlohnia is a genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae.
Distribution Typhlohnia is found in Guanxi (T. rongshui) and Guizhou (T. kaiyang, T. suiyang) provinces of China, Laos, and Vietnam.
Life style All described species were found in caves.
Etymology The genus name is a combination of Ancient Greek τυφλός (tŭphlós) "blind", referring to the degenerated eyes of the genus, and related genus Hahnia.
The species are named after their respective type locality: T. banlaksao: Ban Lak Sao, Central Laos T. kaiyang: - Kaiyang County, Guizhou province T. rongshui: - Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, Guangxi T. sondoong: Sơn Đoòng cave (), Central Vietnam; the world's largest natural cave T. suiyang: - Suiyang County, Guizhou province
Species , this genus includes five species:
Typhlohnia banlaksao Lin & Li, 2023 – Laos Typhlohnia kaiyang Lin & Li, 2023 – China Typhlohnia rongshui Lin & Li, 2023 – China (type species) Typhlohnia sondoong Lin & Li, 2023 – Vietnam Typhlohnia suiyang Lin & Li, 2023 – China
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