Gracilentus
| Gracilentus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Erigoninae |
| Genus: | Gracilentus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| G. denticulatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022
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| Species | |
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Gracilentus is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.[2]
Distribution
All described species are endemic to China.[2]
Etymology
The genus is named Latin gracilentus "slender" (according to the authors "simple") for the simple paracymbium in the male palp.[1]
G. denticulatus is named after the radix with teeth in the male palp. G. serratus is from Latin serratus "saw-edged", for the saw-shaped posterior margin of the ventral plate in the epigyne. G. tengchongensis is named after the type locality, Tengchong County (腾冲; Téngchōng) in Yunnan Province.[1]
G. mangshanensis is named after its type locality, Mangshan (莽山; Mǎng shān) in Hunan Province.[3]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes four species:[2]
- Gracilentus denticulatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China (type species)
- Gracilentus mangshanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China
- Gracilentus serratus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
- Gracilentus tenchongensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China
References
- ^ a b c Irfan, M.; Zhang, Z. S.; Peng, X. J. (2022). "Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China". Megataxa. 8: 1–292. doi:10.11646/megataxa.8.1.1.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Gracilentus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ Irfan, M.; Zhou, G. C.; Peng, X. J.; Zhang, Z. S. (2025). "Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from some oriental regions of China". Megataxa. 15: 1–248. doi:10.11646/megataxa.15.1.1.