Mengmena

Mengmena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Mysmenidae
Genus:	Mengmena; Lin & Li, 2022
Type species
	M. banna; Lin & Li, 2022
Species
	4, see text

Mengmena is a genus of spiders in the family Mysmenidae.

Distribution

Mengmena is endemic to China.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the type locality Menglun Town (勐仑镇; Měng lún zhèn), Mengla County, Xishuangbanna (西双版纳; Xīshuāngbǎnnà) and the related genus Mysmena.

Species

As of January 2026^[update], this genus includes four species:

Mengmena banna Lin & Li, 2022 – China
Mengmena lushui Q. Zhang, S. Li & Lin, 2023 – China
Mengmena mangkuan Q. Zhang, S. Li & Lin, 2023 – China
Mengmena yulin Lin & Li, 2022 – China

References

1 2 Zhang, Q. Q.; Li, S. Q.; Lin, Y. C. (2022). "Taxonomic study on Mysmenidae spiders (Mysmenidae, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna of Yunnan, China". ZooKeys (1124): 59–108. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1124...59Z. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1124.85952. PMC 9836578. PMID 36762360.
1 2 3 "Gen. Mengmena Lin & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.

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[zhang2022-1] 1 2 Zhang, Q. Q.; Li, S. Q.; Lin, Y. C. (2022). "Taxonomic study on Mysmenidae spiders (Mysmenidae, Araneae) from Xishuangbanna of Yunnan, China". ZooKeys (1124): 59–108. Bibcode:2022ZooK.1124...59Z. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1124.85952. PMC 9836578. PMID 36762360.

[wsc-2] 1 2 3 "Gen. Mengmena Lin & Li, 2022". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.