Yuqilin

Yuqilin
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Yuqilin
Lin & Li, 2023
Species:
Y. lujunyi
Binomial name
Yuqilin lujunyi
Lin & Li, 2023

Yuqilin is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae containing the single species, Yuqilin lujunyi.

Distribution

Yuqilin lujunyi has been recorded from Yunnan province in China.

Etymology

The genus is named after the nickname Yuqilin (Chinese: 玉麒麟; pinyin: Yù qílín, "Jade Qilin") for Lu Junyi (Chinese: 盧俊義; pinyin: Lú Jùnyì), one of the 108 outlaws in the classical Chinese literature "Outlaws of the Marsh" (Chinese: 水滸傳; pinyin: Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn). The species is named after the same outlaw.

References

  1. 1 2 Lin, Y. J.; Li, S. Q. (2023). "On nine ground spiders from Xishuangbanna, China (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), including two new genera and seven new species". ZooKeys (1174): 141–174. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1174..141L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1174.106340. PMC 10838569. PMID 38313332.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Yuqilin Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-21.