Pilosarachne Jiang & Li, 2020

Jiang, Tongyao, Xin, Yafei, Yao, Zhiyuan & Li, Shuqiang, 2020, Two new spider families from Late Cretaceous Kachin amber (Arachnida: Araneae), Zoological Systematics 45 (4), pp. 266-280 : 268

Genus Pilosarachne Jiang & Li , gen. nov.

Type species. Pilosarachne ju Jiang & Li, sp. nov.

Etymology. The generic name is derived from Greek word pilos meaning “hair or wool wrought into felt”, referring to dense feathery scales on the spider’s body and appendages; and Greek word arachne meaning “spider”. The generic name is feminine.

Diagnosis. Pilosarachne Jiang & Li , gen. nov. can be distinguished by the characters of the family, as given above.

Distribution. Late Cretaceous Kachin amber, Myanmar .