Zhuaraneus

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Zhuaraneus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Zhuaraneus
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 [1]
Type species
Z. daoxiang
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Species

3, see text

Zhuaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae. [2]

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Distribution

Two species are described from Vietnam, with the type species Z. daoxiang only known from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China. [2] [1]

Etymology

The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Chuan-Dian Zhu (Chinese :朱传典; pinyin :Zhūchuándiǎn), in combination with the related genus Araneus . [1]

The type species Z. daoxiang is named after the song 稻香; Dào xiāng ("rice fragrance") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou. [1]

Taxonomy

Z. ethani and Z. eugenei were transferred from genus Araneus based on external characteristics. [1]

Species

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Mi, X. Q.; Wang, C. (2024). "Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China". Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation. 1: 290–341. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Zhuaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-24.