Songaraneus
| Songaraneus | |
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| female S. ejusmodi in Hong Kong | |
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| female S. perpolitus in Singapore | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Songaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. jiekou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 | |
| Species | |
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4, see text | |
Songaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Three of the described species are found in China, with two described from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province. S. ejusmodi, previously part of the genus Araneus, is found in China, Korea, and Japan. S. perpolitus, previously in genus Singa, is endemic to Singapore.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of the surname of Chinese arachnologist Da-Xiang Song (Chinese: 宋大祥; pinyin: Sòngdàxiáng) (1935–2008), and the related genus Araneus.[1]
The newly described species were named after songs by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, Chinese: 退後; pinyin: Tuì hòu ("back off"), and Chinese: 借口; pinyin: Jièkǒu ("excuse").[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes four species:[2]
- Songaraneus ejusmodi (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – China, Korea, Japan
- Songaraneus jiekou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 – China (type species)
- Songaraneus perpolitus (Thorell, 1893) – Singapore
- Songaraneus tuihou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Mi, X. Q.; Wang, C. (2024). "Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China". Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation. 1 (4): 290–341. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.023.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Songaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
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