Sinophaena

Sinophaena
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Sinophaena
Lin & Li, 2021[1]
Type species
S. xiweni
Lin & Li, 2021
Species
  • Sinophaena bivalva (Zhang & Song, 2004)
  • Sinophaena xiweni Lin & Li, 2021

Sinophaena is a small genus of east Asian anyphaenid sac spiders. It was first described by Y. J. Lin, Yuri M. Marusik and C. X. Gao in 2021.[2] Its two described species are endemic to China.[1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Sinophaena bivalva (Zhang & Song, 2004)China
  • Sinophaena xiweni Lin & Li, 2021 – China

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Lin & Li, 2021". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
  2. ^ Lin, Y. J.; Marusik, Y. M.; Gao, C. X.; et al. (2021). "Twenty-three new spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from Asia". Zoological Systematics. 46 (2): 91–152. doi:10.11865/zs.2021201.

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