Meizhelan

Meizhelan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Meizhelan
Lin & Li, 2023
Species:
M. muhong
Binomial name
Meizhelan muhong
Lin & Li, 2023

Meizhelan is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae containing the single species, Meizhelan muhong. It is known from both genders.

Distribution

Meizhelan muhong has been recorded from Yunnan province in China.

Etymology

The genus is named Meizhelan (Chinese: 沒遮攔; pinyin: Méi zhēlán, "unrestrained"), after the nickname for Mu Hong (Chinese: 穆弘; pinyin: Mù Hóng), 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lin, Y. J. (2023). "On nine ground spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), including two new genera and seven new species". ZooKeys (1174): 141–174. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1174..141L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1174.106340. PMC 10838569. PMID 38313332.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Meizhelan Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.