Peng (spider)

Peng is a genus of ant-mimicking spiders in the family Corinnidae.

Distribution

Peng occurs in South and Southeast Asia, with species recorded from Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Yunnan province of China, and Malaysia (Borneo).

Etymology

The gender is named after Chinese arachnologist (born 1963).

Taxonomy

Its three species were formerly members of the related genus Sphecotypus.

Species

, this genus includes three species:

• Peng birmanicus <small>(Thorell, 1897)</small> – Myanmar, China (type species)
• Peng borneensis <small>(Yamasaki, 2017)</small> – Malaysia (Borneo)
• Peng taprobanicus <small>(Simon, 1897)</small> – Sri Lanka

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