Takayus is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders (family Theridiidae) that was first described by H. Yoshida in 2001.
Species
it contains seventeen species, found in Asia:
- Takayus chikunii <small>(Yaginuma, 1960)</small> â China, Japan
- Takayus codomaculatus <small>Yin, 2012</small> â China
- Takayus fujisawai <small>Yoshida, 2002</small> â Japan
- Takayus huanrenensis <small>(Zhu & Gao, 1993)</small> â China
- Takayus kunmingicus <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
- Takayus latifolius <small>(Yaginuma, 1960)</small> â Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
- Takayus linimaculatus <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
- Takayus lunulatus <small>(Guan & Zhu, 1993)</small> â Russia (Far East), China, Korea
- Takayus lushanensis <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
- Takayus naevius <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
- Takayus papiliomaculatus <small>Yin, Peng & Zhang, 2005</small> â China
- Takayus quadrimaculatus <small>(Song & Kim, 1991)</small> â China, Korea
- Takayus simplicus <small>Yin, 2012</small> â China
- Takayus sublatifolius <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
- Takayus takayensis <small>(Saito, 1939)</small> (type) â China, Korea, Japan
- Takayus wangi <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
- Takayus xui <small>(Zhu, 1998)</small> â China
Formerly included:
- T. lyricus <small>(Walckenaer, 1841)</small> (Transferred to Yunohamella)
- T. subadultus <small>(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)</small> (Transferred to Yunohamella)
- T. yunohamensis <small>(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)</small> (Transferred to Yunohamella)
In synonymy:
- T. wolmerensis <small>(Paik, 1996)</small> = Takayus quadrimaculatus <small>(Song & Kim, 1991)</small>
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