Pengaraneus

Pengaraneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Pengaraneus
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[2]
Species:
P. qingtian
Binomial name
Pengaraneus qingtian
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[1]

Pengaraneus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Araneidae containing the single species, Pengaraneus qingtian.[1]

Distribution

Pengaraneus qingtian has been recorded from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.[1]

Etymology

The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist species:Xian-Jin Peng, combined with the related genus name Araneus. The species name refers to the song Chinese: 晴天; pinyin: Qíngtiān ("sunny day") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Pengaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
  2. ^ a b Mi, X. Q.; Wang, C. (2024). "Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China". Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation. 1: 290–341. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.023.

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