Yunguirius

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Yunguirius
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Members of Yunguirius were found in Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.[1]

Description

Spiders in this genus range from 6 to almost 22 mm in body length.[1]

Species

References

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