Yunguirius

Yunguirius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Subfamily: Coelotinae
Genus: Yunguirius
B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023[1]
Type species
Coelotes ornatus
Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990
Species

9, see text

Yunguirius is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Yungui" (Chinese: 雲貴; pinyin: Yúnguì), referring to the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau where the genus is distributed, and the ending "-rius" it shares with its sister groups of genera, such as Nuconarius, Hengconarius, and Sinodraconarius.[1]

Distribution

Members of Yunguirius were found in Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.[1]

Description

Spiders in this genus range from 6 to almost 22 mm in body length.[1]

Species

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

  • Yunguirius duoge B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023 – China
  • Yunguirius ornatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China (type species)
  • Yunguirius parvus Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
  • Yunguirius subterebratus (Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017) – China
  • Yunguirius terebratus (Peng & Wang, 1997) – China
  • Yunguirius trigonus Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
  • Yunguirius wangqiqiae Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
  • Yunguirius xiangding B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023 – China
  • Yunguirius xiannushanensis Wei & Liu, 2024 – China

References

  1. ^ a b c d Li, B.; Zhao, Z.; Okumura, K. I.; Meng, K.; Li, S. Q.; Chen, H. F. (2023). "Yunguirius gen. nov., a new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from southwest China". ZooKeys (1159): 51–67. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1159...51L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1159.100786. PMID 37213531.
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Yunguirius B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.