Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from some Oriental Regions of China

• DOI: 10.11646/megataxa.15.1.1
• Publication Date: 2025-01-15T20:55:40Z
• Authors: MUHAMMAD IRFAN; GU-CHUN ZHOU; XIAN-JIN PENG; ZHI-SHENG ZHANG
• Keywords: Linyphiidae; Acheulean

A total of 107 species belonging to 61 genera have been recorded from China (Anhui, Chongqing, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Xizang), including 74 new species, five which are described here: Acanoides cornutus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan), A. ningxiangensis (♂♀, Hunan); Asiagone xingdouensis Hubei); Auriculaiana yongshunensis Baryphyma xiaoxiense (♂, Bathyphantes paracymbialis Tanasevitch, 2014 Hubei B. pseudogracilis Bifurcia cochlearis Hubei), ramosa (Li Zhu, 1987) Bolyphantes aculeatus Guizhou), arcuatus gladius Capsulia tianmushana (Chen Song, Collinsia inerrans (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) Sichuan); Dicristatus cordatus D. denticulatus Guizhou); Dicymbium sinofacetum 2006 Hainan); Diplocephaloides cucullus Diplocephalus circularis tongrenensis Drapetisca boletus nanpingensis yuelushanensis Erigone kazhiensis Sichuan), E. prominens Bösenberg Strand, 1906 Frontinella zhui Li 1993 Gnathonarium dentatum (Wider, 1834) G. gibberum Oi, 1960 Gonatium absidatum Gongylidioides acuminatus Chongqing), ensis Chongqing microdontus Gongylidium dawolongense demersum minutum uncatum Gracilentus mangshanensis Himalaphantes azumiensis (Oi, 1979) Guangdong Houshenzinus rimosus Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundevall, 1830) Indophantes wushanensis Wang Zhang, 2023 Kaestneria bicultrata Chen Yin, 2000 Lenis gen. n., L. longiabdominis Lepthyphantes ellipticus frondeus Linyphia songziyuanensis Mecopisthes rhomboidalis Gao, Zhu Micrargus longiembolus Microlinyphia zhejiangensis (Chen, 1991) Microneta acutalis M. circumacta maliuxiensis Nasoonaria nonggangensis Guangxi); Nematogmus ligulatus N. sanguinolentus (Walckenaer, 1841) Nippononeta alpina 1993) coreana (Paik, Oedothorax collinus Ma 1991 O. fortis Oia baiyunensis lata yinae Oilinyphia daxuensis wenfengensis xinqiaoensis Chongqing); Oilinyphioides triangularis Paikiniana lurida (Seo, Parameioneta bilobata Platyspira tanasevitchi Song Li, 2009 Prosoponoides sinensis Ryojius fanjingshanensis R. fodingshanensis lianghekouensis nanyuensis 2000) Scotinotylus guizhouensis S. longiprojectus Shaanxinus insectus ovatus Sinogone. puteus Sinolinyphia henanensis (Hu, Wang, Spelaeus cicatrix Syedra Taibaishanus badongensis Tapinocyba cornuta T. pingshanensis sulcata Tenuiphantes aduncus (Zhu, Sha, 1986) Gansu), cauda Anhui), taipingensis Trematocephalus cristatus Ummeliata feminea (Bösenberg 1906) U. insecticeps Walckenaeria asymmetrica 2011 W. enshiensis extenuata furcillata (Menge, 1869) (new China) sinuosa yanglinensis Wulinggone qizimeiensis Wulingnus furcatus inversus Wuliphantes tongluensis 1988) Yuelushannus diaotangensis Y. jinyuanensis Hunan). With the description 5 genera, number Linyphiidae known has increased 533 in 175 607 180 genera. Among here, thirty-seven by single sex (11 with males 26 females). Following combinations established orthogonia (Irfan, 2023) comb. (ex. Agyneta); pengqi (Lin 2024) Chrosiothes, family Theridiidae); griseolineatus (Schenkel, 1936) (ex Gongylidioides); cultellifer Schenkel, 1936, transferred Sun, Marusik Tu, 2014, as Lepthyphantes); Simon, 1884, for first time China. Detailed descriptions genitalic characters somatic features already means photographs, well comparisons closely related provided.