Draconarius (spider)

Draconarius is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by S. V. Ovtchinnikov in 1999.

Distribution Spiders in this genus are found in Asia from Tajikistan to Japan, with most species endemic to China.

Description The body is slender, with legs of normal length.

Etymology The genus is named after Latin drăcōnārĭus "standard-bearer", for the long shape of parts of the male palp.

Taxonomy The genus was originally described in 1999 with just the type species.

In 2002, H.H. Wang recognized that Coelotes was a polyphyletic wastebasket genus, transferring dozens of species to Draconarius.

Since a 2017 molecular study, it was recognized that Draconarius itself is polyphyletic, with species being transferred to other genera, such as Sinodraconarius, Nuconarius, and Hengconarius.

Species , this genus includes 281 species:

D. abbreviatus Dankittipakul & Wang, 2003 – Thailand D. absentis Wang, 2003 – China D. acidentatus (Peng & Yin, 1998) – China D. acutus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. adligansus (Peng & Yin, 1998) – China D. adnatus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. agrestis Wang, 2003 – China D. altissimus (Hu, 2001) – China D. anceps Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. annulatus L. Y. Wang, Y. C. Wang, Wu & Zhang, 2021 – China D. anthonyi Dankittipakul & Wang, 2003 – Thailand D. arcuatus (Chen, 1984) – China D. argenteus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. aspinatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. auriculatus Xu & Li, 2006 – China D. auriformis Xu & Li, 2007 – China D. australis Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. baibaensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China D. bannaensis Liu & Li, 2010 – China D. baronii (Brignoli, 1978) – Bhutan D. baxiantaiensis Wang, 2003 – China D. beloniforis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. bifarius Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. bituberculatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. bounnami Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Laos D. brachialis Xu & Li, 2007 – China D. brevikarenos Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. brunneus (Hu & Li, 1987) – China D. budanlaensis Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2019 – China D. calcariformis (Wang, 1994) – China D. cangshanensis Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. capitellus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. carinatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. catillus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. cavernalis (Huang, Peng & Li, 2002) – China D. cavus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. chaiqiaoensis (Zhang, Peng & Kim, 1997) – China D. chenhaojuni Yu & Wei, 2024 – China D. cheni (Platnick, 1989) – China D. chuandian Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. circinatus Li, Zhou, P. Liu, F. Liu & Peng, 2025 – China D. clavellatus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. cochleariformis Liu & Li, 2009 – China D. colubrinus Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2002 – China D. communis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. complanatus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. condocephalus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. confusus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. contiguus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. coreanus (Paik & Yaginuma, 1969) – Korea, Japan D. cucphuongensis Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. cucullatus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. cucullus L. Y. Wang, Y. C. Wang, Wu & Zhang, 2021 – China D. curiosus Wang, 2003 – China D. curvabilis Wang & Jäger, 2007 – China D. curvus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. cylindratus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. dapaensis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. davidi (Schenkel, 1963) – China D. denisi (Schenkel, 1963) – China D. dialeptus Okumura, 2013 – Japan D. digituliscaput Chen, Zhu & Kim, 2008 – China D. digitusiformis (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. disgregus Wang, 2003 – China D. dissitus Wang, 2003 – China D. distinctus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. dorsicephalus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. dorsiprocessus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. drepanoides Jiang & Chen, 2015 – China D. dubius Wang, 2003 – China D. duplus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. elatus Dankittipakul & Wang, 2004 – Thailand D. ellipticus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. episomos Wang, 2003 – China D. euryembolus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. exiguus Liu & Li, 2010 – China D. expansus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. externus Hoang, Nophaseud & Jäger, 2025 – Laos D. feng Li & Wei, 2025 – China D. flos Wang & Jäger, 2007 – China D. gengma Kong, Yang & Zhang, 2025 – China D. gigas Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. globulatus Chami-Kranon, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. gorkhaensis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. griswoldi Wang, 2003 – China D. guizhouensis (Peng, Li & Huang, 2002) – China D. guoi Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. gurkha (Brignoli, 1976) – Nepal D. gyriniformis (Wang & Zhu, 1991) – China D. hallaensis Kim & Lee, 2007 – Korea D. hangzhouensis (Chen, 1984) – China D. hanoiensis Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Vietnam D. haopingensis Wang, 2003 – China D. hengshanensis (Tang & Yin, 2003) – China D. himalayaensis (Hu, 2001) – China D. hui (Dankittipakul & Wang, 2003) – China D. huizhunesis (Wang & Xu, 1988) – China D. huongsonensis Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Vietnam D. immensus Xu & Li, 2006 – China D. indistinctus (Xu & Li, 2006) – China D. infulatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. inthanonensis Dankittipakul & Wang, 2003 – Thailand D. jiafu Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. jiangyongensis (Peng, Gong & Kim, 1996) – China D. jiemuxiensis Li, Zhou, P. Liu, F. Liu & Peng, 2025 – China D. kavanaughi Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. kayasanensis (Paik, 1972) – Korea D. kozue Yu & Wei, 2024 – China D. labiatus (Wang & Ono, 1998) – Taiwan D. laosensis Hoang, Nophaseud & Jäger, 2025 – Laos D. latellai Marusik & Ballarin, 2011 – Pakistan D. lateralis Dankittipakul & Wang, 2004 – Thailand D. laticavus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. latidens Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Laos D. latiforus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. latiprocessus Yuan, Zhao & Zhang, 2019 – China D. latisectus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. latus Li, Zhou, P. Liu, F. Liu & Peng, 2025 – China D. levyi Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. lhasa Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. lingdang K. Liu, J. Liu & Xu, 2021 – China D. lini Liu & Li, 2009 – China D. linxiaensis Wang, 2003 – China D. linzhiensis (Hu, 2001) – China D. longissimus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. longlingensis Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. lunularis Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. lutulentus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. magicus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. magnarcuatus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. magniceps (Schenkel, 1936) – China D. manus Wang & Zhang, 2018 – China D. medogensis Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. meganiger Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. meniscatus Kong, Yang & Zhang, 2025 – China D. microcoelotes Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. mikrommatos Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. molluscus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. monticola Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. montis Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. multidentatus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. mupingensis Xu & Li, 2006 – China D. nangunhe Kong, Yang & Zhang, 2025 – China D. nanjiang Cheng & Zhang, 2023 – China D. nantianmen Kong, Yang & Zhang, 2025 – China D. nanyuensis (Peng & Yin, 1998) – China D. naranensis Ovtchinnikov, 2005 – Pakistan D. nathiagalicus Zamani, 2021 – Pakistan D. neixiangensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991) – China D. nudulus Wang, 2003 – China D. olorinus Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. orbiculatus Zhu, Wang & Zhang, 2017 – China D. ovillus Xu & Li, 2007 – China D. pakistanicus Ovtchinnikov, 2005 – Pakistan D. panchtharensis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. papai Chami-Kranon, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. papillatus Xu & Li, 2006 – China D. paracidentatus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. paraepisomos Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. paralateralis Dankittipakul & Wang, 2004 – Thailand D. paralleloides Jiang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 – China D. parallelus Liu & Li, 2009 – China D. paralutulentus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. paraspiralis Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. paraterebratus Wang, 2003 – China D. paratrifasciatus Wang & Jäger, 2007 – China D. paululus Jiang, Yu, Guo & Chen, 2019 – China D. penicillatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. peregrinus Xie & Chen, 2011 – China D. phuhin Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. phulchokiensis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. pictus (Hu, 2001) – China D. pinguis Jiang, Chen & Zhang, 2018 – China D. pollex Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. postremus Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Laos D. potanini (Schenkel, 1963) – China D. prolixus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. promontorioides Dankittipakul & Wang, 2008 – Thailand D. promontorius Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. pseudoagrestis Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. pseudoclavellatus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. pseudocoreanus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. pseudodissitus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. pseudogurkha Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. pseudolateralis Dankittipakul & Wang, 2004 – Thailand D. pseudomeganiger Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. pseudopumilus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. pseudospiralis Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. pseudowuermlii Wang, 2003 – China D. pumilus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. qingzangensis (Hu, 2001) – China D. quattour Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. renalis Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. retrotubularis Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. rimatus Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. risusus Jiang, Yu, Guo & Chen, 2019 – China D. rotundus Wang, 2003 – China D. rufulus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. sacculus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. schawalleri Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. schenkeli (Brignoli, 1978) – Bhutan D. schwendingeri Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. semicircularis Liu & Li, 2009 – China D. semicirculus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. seorsus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. siamensis Dankittipakul & Wang, 2003 – Thailand D. sichuanensis Wang & Jäger, 2007 – China D. silva Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. silvicola Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. simplicidens Wang, 2003 – China D. simplicifolis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. singulatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. songi Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Laos D. specialis Xu & Li, 2007 – China D. spinosus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. spiralis Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. spirallus Xu & Li, 2007 – China D. stemmleri (Brignoli, 1978) – Bhutan D. streptus (Zhu & Wang, 1994) – China D. striolatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China D. strophadatus (Zhu & Wang, 1991) – China D. subabsentis Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. subaspinatus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. subconfusus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. subdissitus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. subepisomos Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. sublutulentus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. subrotundus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. substrophadatus K. Liu, J. Liu & Xu, 2021 – China D. subtitanus (Hu, 1992) – China D. subulatus Dankittipakul & Wang, 2003 – Thailand D. suttisani Dankittipakul & Wang, 2008 – Thailand D. syzygiatus (Zhu & Wang, 1994) – China D. tabularis Wang & Jäger, 2008 – Laos D. tabulatus Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. taihangensis Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. tamdaoensis Liu, Li & Pham, 2010 – Vietnam D. tangi Wang, Griswold & Miller, 2010 – China D. taplejungensis Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. tensus Xu & Li, 2008 – China D. tentus Dankittipakul, Sonthichai & Wang, 2006 – Thailand D. testudinatus Wang & Martens, 2009 – Nepal D. tianlin Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017 – China D. tiantangensis Xie & Chen, 2011 – China D. tibetensis Wang, 2003 – China