Asialathys

Asialathys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lathyidae
Genus: Asialathys
Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025[1]
Type species
Lathys spiralis
Z. S. Zhang, Hu & Y. G. Zhang, 2012
Species

5, see text

Asialathys is a genus of spiders in the family Lathyidae.[2]

Distribution

All described species of Asialathys are endemic to China.[2]

Etymology

The genus name indicates that this is an Asian genus, related to Lathys.[1]

Taxonomy

All species in this genus were transferred from Lathys in 2025.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes five species:[2]

  • Asialathys deltoidea (Liu, 2018) – China
  • Asialathys fibulata (Liu, 2018) – China
  • Asialathys huangyangjieensis (Liu, 2018) – China
  • Asialathys spiralis (Z. S. Zhang, Hu & Y. G. Zhang, 2012) – China (type species)
  • Asialathys zhanfengi (Liu, 2018) – China

References

  1. ^ a b c Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Asialathys Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.


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