Mengmena

Mengmena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mysmenidae
Genus: Mengmena
Lin & Li, 2022[1]
Type species
M. banna
Lin & Li, 2022
Species

4, see text

Mengmena is a genus of spiders in the family Mysmenidae.[2]

Distribution

Mengmena is endemic to China.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the type locality Menglun Town (勐仑镇; Měng lún zhèn), Mengla County, Xishuangbanna (西双版纳; Xīshuāngbǎnnà) and the related genus Mysmena.[1]

Species

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

  • Mengmena banna Lin & Li, 2022China
  • Mengmena lushui Q. Zhang, S. Li & Lin, 2023 – China
  • Mengmena mangkuan Q. Zhang, S. Li & Lin, 2023 – China
  • Mengmena yulin Lin & Li, 2022 – China

References

  1. ^ a b Zhang, Q. Q.; Li, S. Q.; Lin, Y. C. (2022). "Taxonomic study on Mysmenidae spiders (Mysmenidae, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna of Yunnan, China". ZooKeys (1124): 59–108. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1124...59Z. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1124.85952. PMC 9836578. PMID 36762360.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Mengmena Lin & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.