Jishiyu

Jishiyu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Jishiyu
Lin & Li, 2023
Species:
J. songjiang
Binomial name
Jishiyu songjiang
Lin & Li, 2023

Jishiyu is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae containing the single species, Jishiyu songjiang.

Etymology

The genus is named after the nickname Jishiyu (Chinese: 及時雨; pinyin: Jíshíyǔ, "timely rain") for Song Jiang (Chinese: 宋江; pinyin: Sòng Jiāng), one of the 108 outlaws in the classical Chinese literature "Outlaws of the Marsh" (Chinese: 水滸傳; pinyin: Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn). The species is named after the same outlaw.

Distribution

Jishiyu songjiang has been recorded from Yunnan Province in China.

Description

These are medium-sized spiders, with a body length of around 7 mm.

Taxonomy

The genus is related to Orumcekia Koçak & Kemal, 2008.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lin, Y. J. (2023). "Taxonomic notes on some spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from China and Vietnam". Zoological Systematics. 48 (1): 1–99. doi:10.11865/zs.2023101.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Jishiyu Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.