Biology:Pengaraneus

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Pengaraneus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Araneidae containing the single species, Pengaraneus qingtian.[1]

Distribution

Pengaraneus qingtian has been recorded from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.[1]

Etymology

The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist :species:Xian-Jin Peng, combined with the related genus name Araneus. The species name refers to the song Chinese: 晴天; pinyin: Qíngtiān ("sunny day") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gen. Pengaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6629. Retrieved 2025-10-24. 
  2. ↑ 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. 

External sources

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