Aoaraneus

Aoaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.

Distribution

Aoaraneus is distributed across East Asia, with records from Korea, Japan, Hainan province in China, and Taiwan.

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the Japanese 青 (あお, ao) meaning "blue or green", and the genus Araneus.

Taxonomy

All species in this genus were transferred from Araneus.

Species

, this genus includes three species:

• Aoaraneus amabilis <small>(, 2001)</small> – Japan (Ryukyu Islands)
• Aoaraneus octumaculalus <small>(Han & Zhu, 2010)</small> – China (Hainan)
• Aoaraneus pentagrammicus <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small> – Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan (type species)

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