Simonia (spider)

Simonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Simonia
Yu & Lin, 2023, 2023[1]
Type species
Baalzebub youyiensis
Zhao & Li, 2012
Species

3, see text

Simonia is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiosomatidae.[2]

Distribution

Simonia is found in Southeast Asia and China.[2]

Species

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

  • Simonia steineri Yu & Lin, 2023Laos
  • Simonia sumatra Yu & Lin, 2023Indonesia (Sumatra)
  • Simonia youyiensis (Zhao & Li, 2012)China, Vietnam, Laos

References

  1. ^ Zhang, J. S.; Yu, H.; Lin, Y. C. (2023). "Simonia gen. nov., a new spider genus (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae) from Southeast Asia". ZooKeys (1185): 277–294. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1185..277Z. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1185.104120.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Simonia Yu & Lin, 2023, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-23.