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Genus: Kongaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 | Family: Araneidae Clerck, 1757

Kongaraneus papilioformis (Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024)

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062133

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Described:

Distribution: China

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University (HNU), Changsha, China m - (Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024)
Paratype: College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University (HNU), Changsha, China 3m 5f - (Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024)

Taxonomic References

Araneus papilioformis Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024: 331, f. 3A-H, 4A-E (Dmf) Original description

Kongaraneus papilioformis Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026: 48 (T from Araneus)

References

Mi, X. Q., Wang, C. & Feng, Z. G. (2026). Description of three new genera and twenty-one new species of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae: Araneoidea) from Qomolangma National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China. Zoological Systematics 51(1): 1-73. doi: 10.11865/zs.2026101 [[Zoobank: 6A151920-04A1-42E2-BBFA-3F9051681900]] -- Show included taxa

Qin, X. Y., Mi, X. Q. & Liu, P. (2024). Two new species of Araneus Clerck, 1757 from China (Araneae: Araneidae). Life Science Research 28(4): 330-335. doi: 10.16605/j.cnki.1007-7847.2024.04.0142 -- Show included taxa

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Comment
2026-06-17	New taxonomic reference entry	Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026
2026-06-17	Species transferred to new genus	Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026	Species transferred from Araneus Clerck, 1757 to Kongaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026
2024-09-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024
2024-09-13	New species inserted	Qin, Mi & Liu, 2024