Goblinia

Goblinia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Hahniidae
Genus: Goblinia
Lin & Li, 2023[2]
Species:
G. tiane
Binomial name
Goblinia tiane
Lin & Li, 2023[1]

Goblinia is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Hahniidae, containing the single species Goblinia tiane.[1]

Distribution

Goblinia tiane has only been recorded from Tian'e County, Guangxi province in China.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is "a combination of goblin (a legendary creature that lives underground) and Hahnia.[2]

The species is named after the type locality 天峨; Tiān'é.[2]

Taxonomy

The genus can be distinguished from Iberina by the anatomy of sexual organs.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Goblinia Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-29.
  2. ^ a b c d Chu, C.; Lin, Y. J.; Li, S. Q. (2023). "New genera and new species of Hahniidae (Araneae) from China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam". ZooKeys (1187): 91–134. Bibcode:2023ZooK.1187...91C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1187.112936. PMID 38161714. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.