Abstract
Two new species of the genus are described from Nepal: Nepalmatoiulus karnaliensis sp. nov. and Nepalmatoiulus humlaensis sp. nov. A brief overview of the Nepalmatoiulus species of Nepal is provided. A key is given to all Nepalmatoiulus species presently known from Nepal. Taxonomic and distributional remarks are provided for all the species.
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