Zhuaraneus

Zhuaraneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Zhuaraneus
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Type species
Z. daoxiang
Mi, Wang & Li, 2024
Species

3, see text

Zhuaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.

Distribution

Two species are described from Vietnam, with the type species Z. daoxiang only known from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.

Etymology

The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Chuan-Dian Zhu (Chinese: 朱传典; pinyin: Zhūchuándiǎn), in combination with the related genus Araneus.

The type species Z. daoxiang is named after the song 稻香; Dào xiāng ("rice fragrance") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.

Taxonomy

Z. ethani and Z. eugenei were transferred from genus Araneus based on external characteristics.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes three species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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. Zhuaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-24.