Yuqilin
| Yuqilin | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Yuqilin Lin & Li, 2023[1] |
| Species: | Y. lujunyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Yuqilin lujunyi Lin & Li, 2023[2] | |
Yuqilin is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae containing the single species, Yuqilin lujunyi.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Yuqilin lujunyi has been recorded from Yunnan province in China.[2]
Etymology
[edit]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.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 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. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1174..141L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1174.106340. PMC 10838569. PMID 38313332.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Yuqilin Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.