Yunguirius
| Yunguirius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Subfamily: | Coelotinae |
| Genus: | Yunguirius B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Coelotes ornatus Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990 | |
| Species | |
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9, see text | |
Yunguirius is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a combination of "Yungui" (Chinese: 雲貴; pinyin: Yúnguì), referring to the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau where the genus is distributed, and the ending "-rius" it shares with its sister groups of genera, such as Nuconarius, Hengconarius, and Sinodraconarius.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Members of Yunguirius were found in Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.[1]
Description
[edit]Spiders in this genus range from 6 to almost 22 mm in body length.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes nine species:[2]
- Yunguirius duoge B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023 – China
- Yunguirius ornatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China (type species)
- Yunguirius parvus Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
- Yunguirius subterebratus (Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017) – China
- Yunguirius terebratus (Peng & Wang, 1997) – China
- Yunguirius trigonus Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
- Yunguirius wangqiqiae Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
- Yunguirius xiangding B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023 – China
- Yunguirius xiannushanensis Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Li, B.; Zhao, Z.; Okumura, K. I.; Meng, K.; Li, S. Q.; Chen, H. F. (2023). "Yunguirius gen. nov., a new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from southwest China". ZooKeys (1159): 51–67. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1159...51L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1159.100786. PMC 10193277. PMID 37213531.
- 1 2 "Gen. Yunguirius B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
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