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| Jishiyu | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Jishiyu Lin & Li, 2023[1] |
| Species: | J. songjiang |
| Binomial name | |
| Jishiyu songjiang Lin & Li, 2023[2] | |
Jishiyu is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae containing the single species, Jishiyu songjiang.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named after the nickname Jishiyu (Chinese: 及時雨; pinyin: Jíshíyǔ, "timely rain") for Song Jiang (Chinese: 宋江; pinyin: Sòng Jiāng), 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.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Jishiyu songjiang has been recorded from Yunnan Province in China.[2]
Description
[edit]These are medium-sized spiders, with a body length of around 7 mm.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Lin, Y. J. (2023). "Taxonomic notes on some spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from China and Vietnam". Zoological Systematics. 48 (1): 1–99. doi:10.11865/zs.2023101.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Jishiyu Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
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