Huoyanluo
| Huoyanluo | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Macrobunidae |
| Genus: | Huoyanluo Lin & Li, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. ruanxiaoqi Lin & Li, 2024
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Huoyanluo is a genus of spiders in the family Macrobunidae.[2]
Distribution
Huoyanluo is known only from China.[2]
Etymology
The genus name and the type species' name are derived from the same fictional character from Water Margin, Ruan Xiaoqi. 阮小七; Ruǎn Xiǎoqī goes by the nickname 活閻羅; Huó yánluó.[1]
H. zhangzezhongi is named in honor of Mr. Zezhong Zhang (张泽忠; Zhāng Zézhōng), who helped the describers.[1]
Species
As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[2]
- Huoyanluo ruanxiaoqi Lin & Li, 2024 – China
- Huoyanluo zhangzezhongi Lin & Li, 2024 – China
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Huoyanluo Lin & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-19.