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Genus: Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Wangaraneus cruciformis (Yin, Peng & Wang, 1994)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:017043

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Distribution: China

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Holotype: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China (Syn: Wangaraneus zioni) f (Ar44150) - (Mi, Li & Pham, 2023)
Paratype: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China (Syn: Wangaraneus zioni) 2f (Ar 44151-44152) - (Mi, Li & Pham, 2023)

Taxonomic References

Singa cruciformis Yin, Peng & Wang, 1994: 109, f. 27-31 (Dmf) Original description

Singa cruciformis Yin et al., 1997d: 392, f. 284a-e (mf)

Singa cruciformis Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 309, f. 183G-H, O-P, 185K (mf)

Hypsosinga zioni Mi, Li & Pham, 2023: 83, f. 8A-G, 10E-H (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058038]

Wangaraneus zioni Mi, Wang & Li, 2024: 326, f. 49A-F, 50A-E, 51A-D (Dm, f, T from Hypsosinga)

Wangaraneus cruciformis Zhu et al., 2026b: 336 (T from Singa, S of Wangaraneus zioni)

References

Mi, X. Q., Li, S. Q. & Pham, D. S. (2023). On five new species of the genera Araneus and Hypsosinga (Araneae, Araneidae) from Vietnam. ZooKeys 1161: 69-87. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1161.102375 -- Show included taxa

Mi, X. Q., Wang, C. & Li, S. Q. (2024). Description of six new genera and twenty species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation 1(4): 290-341. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2024.023 -- Show included taxa

Song, D. X., Zhu, M. S. & Chen, J. (1999). The spiders of China. Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, Shijiazhuang, 640 pp. -- Show included taxa

Yin, C. M., Peng, X. J. & Wang, J. F. (1994). Seven new species of Araneidae from China (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica Sinica 3: 104-112. -- Show included taxa

Yin, C. M., Wang, J. F., Zhu, M. S., Xie, L. P., Peng, X. J. & Bao, Y. H. (1997d). Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae. Science Press, Beijing, 460 pp. -- Show included taxa

Zhu, H., Wang, C., Smagghe, G. & Mi, X. (2026b). New data on Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 (Araneae, Araneidae), with descriptions of two new species from Xizang, China. ZooKeys 1291: 325-339. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1291.203690 ZooBank: 946410B3-D3AD-4BDB-8B5E-F5D481A1C675 -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-09-28	New taxonomic reference entry	Zhu et al., 2026b
2026-09-28	Species transferred to new genus	Zhu et al., 2026b		Species transferred from Singa C. L. Koch, 1836 to Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024