Wangaraneus
Genus of spiders
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Wangaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.[2]
| Wangaraneus | |
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| male Wangaraneus sp. from Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[1] |
| Type species | |
| W. yequ Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 | |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
Distribution
Etymology
The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Fengzhen Wang (Chinese: 王凤振; pinyin: Wáng fèngzhèn), in combination with the related genus Araneus.[1]
The monotypic genus of corinnid spiders Fengzhen is named after Wang as well.
The type species W. yequ is named after Taiwanese singer Jay Chou's song Chinese: 夜曲; pinyin: Yèqǔ ("nocturne").[1]
