Biology:Amoenema

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Amoenema is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae.[1]

Distribution

Amoenema is endemic to China.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is from Latin "amoena" (wonderful), referring to the authors' passion for jumping spiders. [2]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes four species:[1]

  • Amoenema erhai Yu & Zhang, 2023 – China
  • Amoenema liuae Yu & Zhang, 2023 – China
  • Amoenema robusta (Lei & Peng, 2012) – China
  • Amoenema zizhongi Yu & Zhang, 2023 – China

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Amoenema Yu & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/lsid/urn%3Alsid%3Anmbe.ch%3Aspidergen%3A05930. Retrieved 2026-01-21. 
  2. Yu, K.; Wang, C.; Maddison, W. P.; Zhang, J. X. (2023). "Two new genera of Euophryini from southern China and Malaysia (Araneae, Salticidae, Salticinae)". Zootaxa 5231: 201-248. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5231.3.1. 

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