Peng (spider)

Peng
P. borneensis
P. borneensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Corinnidae
Genus: Peng
Lu & Li, 2023
Type species
Myrmecisca birmanica
Thorell, 1897
Species

3, see text

Peng is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Corinnidae.

Distribution

Peng occurs in South and Southeast Asia, with species recorded from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Yunnan province of China, and Malaysia (Borneo).

Etymology

The gender is named after Chinese arachnologist Xianjin Peng (born 1963).

Taxonomy

Its three species were formerly members of the related genus Sphecotypus.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lu, Y.; Chu, C. (2023). "Two new genera and five new species of Corinnidae Karsch, 1880 (Arachnida, Araneae) from China and Vietnam". ZooKeys (1165): 17–42. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1165...17L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1165.102672. PMC 10245289. PMID 37292579.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Peng Lu & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.