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| Zhuaraneus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Zhuaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| Z. daoxiang Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 | |
| Species | |
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Zhuaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Two species are described from Vietnam, with the type species Z. daoxiang only known from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.[2][1]
Etymology
[edit]The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Chuan-Dian Zhu (Chinese: 朱传典; pinyin: Zhūchuándiǎn), in combination with the related genus Araneus.[1]
The type species Z. daoxiang is named after the song 稻香; Dào xiāng ("rice fragrance") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]Z. ethani and Z. eugenei were transferred from genus Araneus based on external characteristics.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species:[2]
- Zhuaraneus daoxiang Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 – China (type species)
- Zhuaraneus ethani (Mi, Li & Pham, 2023) – Vietnam
- Zhuaraneus eugenei (Mi, Li & Pham, 2023) – Vietnam
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 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. Zhuaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Zhuaraneus at iNaturalist
- YouTube: 周杰倫 Jay Chou【稻香 Rice Field】- Official Music Video
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