Howaia

Howaia is a genus of spiders in the family Nesticidae.

Distribution

Howaia is found in China, Korea, and Japan.

Taxonomy

The genus was reinstated by Sherwood et al. in 2023.

Species

, this genus includes ten species:

• Howaia alba <small>Ballarin & Eguchi, 2023</small> – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
• Howaia apiculata <small>(Liu & Li, 2013)</small> – China
• Howaia fuliangensis <small>(Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016)</small> – China
• Howaia huomachongensis <small>(Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016)</small> – China
• Howaia mogera <small>(, 1972)</small> – China, Korea, Japan. Introduced to St. Helena, Europe, Azerbaijan, Pacific islands
• Howaia rongtangensis <small>(Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016)</small> – China
• Howaia subterranea <small>Ballarin & Eguchi, 2023</small> – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
• Howaia wanzaiensis <small>(Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016)</small> – China
• Howaia yanbeiensis <small>(Lin, Ballarin & Li, 2016)</small> – China
• Howaia yintiaoling <small>(Wang, Zheng & Zhang, 2022)</small> – China

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