Aoaraneus

Genus of spiders From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aoaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
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Aoaraneus
A. pentagrammicus
female A. pentagrammicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Aoaraneus
Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021[1]
Type species
Miranda pentagrammica
Karsch, 1879
Species

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Distribution

Aoaraneus is distributed across East Asia, with records from Korea, Japan, Hainan province in China, and Taiwan.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the Japanese 青 (あお, ao) meaning "blue or green", and the genus Araneus.[1]

Taxonomy

All species in this genus were transferred from Araneus.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:[2]

References

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