Shiragaia is a monotypic genus of Asian ground spiders containing the single species, Shiragaia taeguensis. It was first described by K. Y. Paik in 1992,[2] and has only been found in Korea.[1]

Shiragaia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Shiragaia
Paik, 1992[1]
Species:
S. taeguensis
Binomial name
Shiragaia taeguensis
Paik, 1992

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Gen. Shiragaia Paik, 1992". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  2. ^ Paik, K. Y. (1992). "A new genus Shiragaia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae; Drassodinae) from Korea". Korean Arachnology. 8: 1–6.