Songaraneus is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae.
Distribution Three of the described species are found in China, with two described from Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province. S. ejusmodi, previously part of the genus Araneus, is found in China, Korea, and Japan. S. perpolitus, previously in genus Singa, is endemic to Singapore.
Etymology The genus name is a combination of the surname of Chinese arachnologist Da-Xiang Song () (1935–2008), and the related genus Araneus.
The newly described species were named after songs by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou, ("back off"), and ("excuse").
Species , this genus includes four species:
Songaraneus ejusmodi (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – China, Korea, Japan Songaraneus jiekou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 – China (type species) Songaraneus perpolitus (Thorell, 1893) – Singapore Songaraneus tuihou Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 – China
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