Drungena

Drungena
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mysmenidae
Genus: Drungena
Lin & S. Li, 2023
Type species
Mysmena haban
Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009
Species

2, see text

Drungena is a genus of spiders in the family Mysmenidae.

Distribution

Drungena is endemic to China. Both described species are only found in Gongshan County, Yunnan.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Drung, and indigenous people from the Gaoligong Mountains, and the related genus Mysmena.

D. crewsae is named in honor of US arachnologist Sarah C. Crews.

D. haban is named after its type locality, Haban Falls in Gongshan County, Yunnan.

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zhang, Q. Q.; Li, Y.; Lin, Y. C.; Li, S. Q.; Yao, Z. Y.; Zhang, X. Q. (2023). "Regression of East Tethys resulted in a center of biodiversity: a study of Mysmenidae spiders from the Gaoligong Mountains, China". Zoological Research. 44 (4): 737–738, S1–S91. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2023.206. PMC 10415780. PMID 37443401.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Drungena Lin & S. Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
  3. ↑ Miller, J. A.; Griswold, C. E.; Yin, C. M. (2009). "The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea): systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers". ZooKeys (11): 9–195. Bibcode:2009ZooK...11S...9M. doi:10.3897/zookeys.11.160.