Tangaraneus

Tangaraneus is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Araneidae containing the single species, Tangaraneus geqian.^[2]

Tangaraneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Tangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[1]
Species:	T. geqian
Binomial name
Tangaraneus geqian Mi, Wang & Li, 2024[2]

Distribution

Tangaraneus geqian has been recorded from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, China.^[2][1]

Etymology

The genus is named after Chinese arachnologist Guo Tang (Chinese: 唐果; pinyin: Táng guǒ) in combination with the related genus Araneus. The species is named after the song Chinese: 擱淺; pinyin: Gēqiǎn ("step aside") by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou.^[1]