Metashinobius
| Metashinobius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Trechaleidae |
| Genus: | Metashinobius Wei & Liu, 2025 |
| Species: | M. hikariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Metashinobius hikariae Wei & Liu, 2025 | |
Metashinobius is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Trechaleidae containing the single species, Metashinobius hikariae.
Distribution
Metashinobius hikariae is endemic to Guizhou Province, China.
Etymology
The genus name refers to the similarity with related genus Shinobius. The species is named after Hikari Kagura from the anime Revue Starlight.
References
- 1 2 Cheng, Y.; Liu, J.; Wei, M. (2025). "Metashinobius gen. nov., the second Asian genus with uncleared subfamily placement of Trechaleidae (Araneae, Lycosoidea) from southwest China, with the description of a new species". Biodiversity Data Journal. 13 e153601: 1–8. Bibcode:2025BioDJ..1353601C. doi:10.3897/BDJ.13.e153601. PMC 12256996. PMID 40661119.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Metashinobius Wei & Liu, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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