Yunguirius is a Chinese genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae.
Etymology The genus name is a combination of "Yungui" (), referring to the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau where the genus is distributed, and the ending "-rius" it shares with its sister groups of genera, such as Nuconarius, Hengconarius, and Sinodraconarius.
Distribution Members of Yunguirius were found in Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China.
Description Spiders in this genus range from 6 to almost 22 mm in body length.
Species , this genus includes nine species:
Yunguirius duoge B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023 – China Yunguirius ornatus (Wang, Yin, Peng & Xie, 1990) – China (type species) Yunguirius parvus Wei & Liu, 2024 – China Yunguirius subterebratus (Zhang, Zhu & Wang, 2017) – China Yunguirius terebratus (Peng & Wang, 1997) – China Yunguirius trigonus Wei & Liu, 2024 – China Yunguirius wangqiqiae Wei & Liu, 2024 – China Yunguirius xiangding B. Li, Zhao & S. Q. Li, 2023 – China Yunguirius xiannushanensis Wei & Liu, 2024 – China
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