Yamaneta is a small genus of east Asian spurred orb-weavers. It was first described by C. C. Feng, J. A. Miller and Y. C. Lin in 2019,[2] and it has only been found in China.[1] As of February 2022 it contains only two species: Y. kehen and Y. paquini.[1] The type species, Yamaneta paquini, was originally described under the name "Maymena paquini".[3]

Yamaneta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Mysmenidae
Genus: Yamaneta
Miller & Lin, 2019[1]
Type species
Maymena paquini
(Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009)
Species
  • Yamaneta kehen (Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009)
  • Yamaneta paquini (Miller, Griswold & Yin, 2009)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Yamaneta Miller & Lin, 2019". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2022. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  2. ^ Feng, C. C.; Miller, J. A.; Lin, Y. C.; et al. (2019). "Further study of two Chinese cave spiders (Araneae, Mysmenidae), with description of a new genus". ZooKeys (870): 77–100. doi:10.3897/zookeys.870.35971. PMC 6694075. PMID 31423079.
  3. ^ Miller, J. A.; Griswold, C. E.; Yin, C. M. (2009). "The symphytognathoid spiders of the Gaoligongshan, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneoidea): systematics and diversity of micro-orbweavers". ZooKeys (11): 9–195. doi:10.3897/zookeys.11.160.