Yunguirius

Yunguirius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Agelenidae
Subfamily: Coelotinae
Genus: Yunguirius
B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023
Type species
Coelotes ornatus
Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990
Species

9, see text

Yunguirius is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Yungui" (Chinese: 雲貴; pinyin: Yúnguì), referring to the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau where the genus is distributed, and the ending "-rius" it shares with its sister groups of genera, such as Nuconarius, Hengconarius, and Sinodraconarius.

Distribution

Members of Yunguirius were found in Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.

Description

Spiders in this genus range from 6 to almost 22 mm in body length.

Species

As of October 2026, this genus includes nine species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Li, B.; Zhao, Z.; Okumura, K. I.; Meng, K.; Li, S. Q.; Chen, H. F. (2023). "Yunguirius gen. nov., a new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from southwest China". ZooKeys (1159): 51–67. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1159...51L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1159.100786. PMC 10193277. PMID 37213531.
  2. 1 2 "Gen. Yunguirius B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.