Songaraneus
Genus of spiders
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Songaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
| 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 | |
Distribution
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
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]
