Yunguirius
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| 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 | |
|
9, see text | |
Yunguirius is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.[2]
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
Description
Spiders in this genus range from 6 to almost 22 mm in body length.[1]