AoaraneusAoaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.DistributionAoaraneus is distributed across East Asia, with records from Korea, Japan, Hainan province in China, and Taiwan.EtymologyThe genus name is a combination of the Japanese 青 meaning "blue or green", and the genus Araneus.TaxonomyAll species in this genus were transferred from Araneus.Species, this genus includes three species: Aoaraneus amabilis – Japan Aoaraneus octumaculalus – China Aoaraneus pentagrammicus – Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan