Menglunia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiosomatidae
Genus: Menglunia
Species: M. inaffecta

Name

• Menglunia Zhao & Li, 2012

Type species: Menglunia inaffecta Qing-Yuan Zhao & Shu-Qiang Li, 2012

Etymology: The generic epithet refers to the place měng lún, where these specimens were collected. Menglun Town is located at Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, where tropical rain forest harbors countless species, both vertebrates and invertebrates. Gender is feminine.

References

Primary references

• Zhao, Q.Y. & Li, S.Q. 2012: Eleven new species of theridiosomatid spiders from southern China (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae). ZooKeys 255: 1-48. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.255.3272 Reference page.