Gushangzao

Gushangzao
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Gushangzao
Lin & Li, 2024[1]
Type species
G. shiqian
Lin & Li, 2024
Species

4, see text

Gushangzao is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae.[2]

Distribution

All species of Gushangzao are found in China, with G. goemon reaching into Japan.[2]

Etymology

The genus is named after 時遷; shíqiān, also known as 鼓上蚤; gǔshàngzǎo ("Flea on a Drum"), one of the 108 Heroes of Water Margin.[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes four species:[2]

  • Gushangzao andaoquan Lin & Li, 2024 – China (Hainan)
  • Gushangzao goemon Lin & Li, 2024 – Japan (Ryukyu Islands), China
  • Gushangzao pelorosus (Zhu, 1998) – China
  • Gushangzao shiqian Lin & Li, 2024 – China

References

  1. ^ a b Lin, Y. J.; Li, S. Q.; Mo, H. L.; Wang, X. H. (2024). "Thirty-eight spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from China, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam". Zoological Systematics. 49: 4–98. doi:10.11865/zs.2024101.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Gushangzao Lin & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.


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