Pengmarengo

Pengmarengo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Genus: Pengmarengo
Wang & Li, 2022[1]
Type species
P. yangi
Wang & Li, 2022
Species

6, see text

Pengmarengo is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[2]

Distribution

The genus Pengmarengo is found in China and Indonesia, with three species occurring in China and two species in Indonesia (Borneo, Java, and Sumatra).[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the related genus Marengo and arachnologist Xian-Jin Peng (彭贤锦; Péng Xiánjǐn). P. yangi is named after Yuanfa Yang, one of the collectors of the species.[1]

Species

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

  • Pengmarengo chelifer (Simon, 1900)Indonesia (Borneo, Java)
  • Pengmarengo elongata (Peng & Li, 2002)
  • Pengmarengo gepeng Dhiya'ulhaq, 2025 – Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Pengmarengo wengnan (Wang & Li, 2022)China
  • Pengmarengo yangi Wang & Li, 2022 – China (Hainan)
  • Pengmarengo yui (Wang & Li, 2020) – China

References

  1. ^ a b Wang, C.; Li, S. Q. (2022). "A new genus and nine species of jumping spiders from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Salticidae)". ZooKeys (1118): 38–72. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1118...39W. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1118.89337. PMC 9848636. PMID 36761805.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Pengmarengo Wang & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-22.