Tangaraneus

Tangaraneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Tangaraneus
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Species:
T. geqian
Binomial name
Tangaraneus geqian
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024

Tangaraneus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Araneidae containing the single species, Tangaraneus geqian.

Distribution

Tangaraneus geqian has been recorded from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.

Etymology

The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Guo Tang (Chinese: 唐果; pinyin: Táng guǒ) in combination with the related genus Araneus. The species is named after the song Chinese: 擱淺; pinyin: Gēqiǎn ("step aside") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mi, X. Q.; Wang, C. (2024). "Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China". Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation. 1 (4): 290–341. doi:10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Tangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.