Peng (spider)

Peng
P. borneensis
P. borneensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Peng
Lu & Li, 2023[1]
Type species
Myrmecisca birmanica
Thorell, 1897
Species

3, see text

Peng is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Corinnidae.[2]

Distribution

Peng occurs in South and Southeast Asia, with species recorded from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Yunnan province of China, and Malaysia (Borneo).[1]

Etymology

The gender is named after Chinese arachnologist Xianjin Peng (born 1963).[1]

Taxonomy

Its three species were formerly members of the related genus Sphecotypus.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lu, Y.; Chu, C. (2023). "Two new genera and five new species of Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 (Arachnida, Araneae) from China and Vietnam". ZooKeys (1165): 17–42. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1165.102672. PMC 10245289. PMID 37292579.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Peng Lu & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.