Asiopisinus

Asiopisinus
female A. nubilus
A. nubilus with prey
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Asiopisinus
Hu, Wei, Liu & Xu, 2025[1]
Species

8, see text

Asiopisinus is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae.[2]

Distribution

Most Asiopisinus are endemic to China, with some found in Japan, Korea and Taiwan.[2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Asia and the related genus Episinus.[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes eight species:[2]

  • Asiopisinus anfu (Liang, Liu, Yin & Yu, 2025) – China
  • Asiopisinus baoshanensis (Liu, Irfan & Peng, 2019) – China
  • Asiopisinus cheni Hu, Wei, Liu & Xu, 2025 – China
  • Asiopisinus implicatus (Liang, Liu, Yin & Yu, 2025) – China
  • Asiopisinus nubilus (Yaginuma, 1960) – Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan
  • Asiopisinus ornithorrhynchus (F. J. Liu, Agnarsson, J. Liu & Zhu, 2022) – China
  • Asiopisinus pseudonubilus (Liang, Liu, Yin & Yu, 2025) – China
  • Asiopisinus yoshidai (Okuma, 1994) – Taiwan

References

  1. ^ a b Hu, C. H.; Wei, M.; Liu, J.; Xu, X. (2025). "Asiopisinus gen. nov., a new genus of the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from eastern Asia". Zootaxa. 5660: 475–504. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5660.4.2.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Asiopisinus Hu, Wei, Liu & Xu, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-21.


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