Songaraneus


Songaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.

Distribution

Three of the described species are found in China, with two described from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province. S. ejusmodi, previously part of the genus Araneus, is found in China, Korea, and Japan. S. perpolitus, previously in genus Singa, is endemic to Singapore.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the surname of Chinese arachnologist Da-Xiang Song , and the related genus Araneus.
The newly described species were named after songs by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, , and .

Species

, this genus includes four species: