| Aoaraneus | |
|---|---|
| A. pentagrammicus | |
| female A. pentagrammicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Aoaraneus Tanikawa, Yamasaki & Petcharad, 2021 |
| Type species | |
| Miranda pentagrammica Karsch, 1879 | |
| Species | |
|
3, see text | |
Aoaraneus is distributed across East Asia, with records from Korea, Japan, Hainan province in China, and Taiwan.
The genus name is a combination of the Japanese 青 (あお, ao) meaning "blue or green", and the genus Araneus.
All species in this genus were transferred from Araneus.
As of October 2025[update], this genus includes three species: