Yuqilin

Yuqilin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Yuqilin
Lin & Li, 2023[2]
Species:
Y. lujunyi
Binomial name
Yuqilin lujunyi
Lin & Li, 2023[1]

Yuqilin is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae containing the single species, Yuqilin lujunyi.[1]

Distribution

Yuqilin lujunyi has been recorded from Yunnan province in China.[1]

Etymology

The genus is named after the nickname Yuqilin (Chinese: 玉麒麟; pinyin: Yù qílín, "Jade Qilin") for Lu Junyi (Chinese: 盧俊義; pinyin: Lú Jùnyì), one of the 108 outlaws in the classical Chinese literature "Outlaws of the Marsh" (Chinese: 水滸傳; pinyin: Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn). The species is named after the same outlaw.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Yuqilin Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.
  2. ^ a b Lin, Y. J.; Li, S. Q. (2023). "On nine ground spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), including two new genera and seven new species". ZooKeys (1174): 141–174. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1174.106340. PMC 10838569. PMID 38313332.