Peng (spider)

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Peng
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P. borneensis
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P. borneensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Peng
Lu & Li, 2023 [1]
Type species
Myrmecisca birmanica
Thorell, 1897
Species

3, see text

Peng is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Corinnidae. [2]

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Distribution

Peng occurs in South and Southeast Asia, with species recorded from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Yunnan province of China, and Malaysia (Borneo). [1]

Etymology

The gender is named after Chinese arachnologist Xianjin Peng (born 1963). [1]

Taxonomy

Its three species were formerly members of the related genus Sphecotypus . [2]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lu, Y.; Chu, C. (2023). "Two new genera and five new species of Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 (Arachnida, Araneae) from China and Vietnam". ZooKeys (1165): 17–42. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1165.102672 . PMC   10245289 . PMID   37292579.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Peng Lu & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-21.


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