Wangaraneus
| Wangaraneus | |
|---|---|
| male Wangaraneus sp. from Thailand | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| W. yequ Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
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| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Wangaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
Distribution
Wangaraneus is known from China and Vietnam.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Fengzhen Wang (Chinese: 王凤振; pinyin: Wáng fèngzhèn), in combination with the related genus Araneus.[1]
The monotypic genus of corinnid spiders Fengzhen is named after Wang as well.
The type species W. yequ is named after Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's song Chinese: 夜曲; pinyin: Yèqǔ ("nocturne").[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[2]
References
- ^ a b c Mi, X. Q.; Wang, C. (2024). "Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China". Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation. 1: 290–341. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.023.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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