Dai (spider)
| Dai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Subfamily: | Gnaphosinae |
| Genus: | Dai Liu & Zhang, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| D. jinchii Liu & Zhang, 2024
| |
| Species | |
|
2, see text | |
Dai is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named after the Dai people, which mainly live in the tropical valley areas of Yunnan Province, China, where both species were found.[1] The species D. jijiao is named after "chicken feet" (simplified Chinese: 鸡 爪; traditional Chinese: 雞爪; pinyin: jīzhǎo), a Dai delicacy.[1]
Distribution
Both described species are only known from Yunnan province in China. [2]
Taxonomy
The genus is similar to Smionia Dalmas, 1920.[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]
- Dai jijiao Liu & Zhang, 2024 – Yunnan
- Dai jinchii Liu & Zhang, 2024 – Yunnan (type species)
References
- ^ a b c d Liu, B. (2024). "Dai gen. nov., a new genus of Gnaphosinae (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Yunnan, China, with descriptions of two new species". Zootaxa. 5410: 123–133. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5410.1.7.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Dai Liu & Zhang, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.