Songthela

Songthela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Mesothelae
Family: Liphistiidae
Subfamily: Heptathelinae
Genus: Songthela
Ono, 2000
Species

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Songthela is a spider genus in the subfamily Heptathelinae,[1] family Liphistiidae, with species found in China and Vietnam.[2]

Species list

As of November 2025, it contained the following species:[2]

  • Songthela anhua Zhang & Xu, 2023 – China
  • Songthela aokoulong De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela bispina De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela bristowei (Gertsch, 1967) – China
  • Songthela ciliensis (Yin, Tang & Xu, 2003) – China
  • Songthela dapo De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela dongta Han & Xu, 2025 – China
  • Songthela goulouensis (Yin, 2001) – China
  • Songthela hangzhouensis (Chen, Zhang & Zhu, 1981) (type species) – China
  • Songthela huangyang De. Q. Li, Liu, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2020 – China
  • Songthela huayanxi De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela jianganensis (Chen, Gao, Zhu & Luo, 1988) – China
  • Songthela jinyun Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela lianhe De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela lingshang De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela liui Chen, De. Q. Li, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2021 – China
  • Songthela lixi Zhang & Xu, 2025 – China
  • Songthela longbao Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela longhui Zhang & Xu, 2023 – China
  • Songthela mangshan (Bao, Yin & Xu, 2003) – China
  • Songthela multidentata De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela pluma Yu, Li & Zhang, 2018 – China
  • Songthela pyriformis Li, Liu & Xu, 2019 – China
  • Songthela sapana (Ono, 2010) – Vietnam
  • Songthela serriformis Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela shei (Xu & Yin, 2001) – China
  • Songthela shuyuan Li, Liu & Xu, 2019 – China
  • Songthela tianmen De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela tianzhu Chen, De. Q. Li, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2021 – China
  • Songthela unispina De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela wangerbao Chen, Liu, Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela wosanensis (Wang & Jiao, 1995) – China
  • Songthela xiangnan De. Q. Li, Liu, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2020 – China
  • Songthela xianningensis (Yin, Tang, Zhao & Chen, 2002) – China
  • Songthela xiujian De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela yunnanensis (Song & Haupt, 1984) – China
  • Songthela yuping Chen, De. Q. Li, Da. Q. Li & Xu, 2021 – China
  • Songthela zhongpo Zhang & Xu, 2023 – China
  • Songthela zimugang De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China
  • Songthela zizhu De.-Q. Li, Chen, Liu, Da.-Q. Li & Xu, 2022 – China

References

  1. ^ Sivayyapram, Varat; Kunsete, Chawakorn; Xu, Xin; Smith, Deborah R.; Traiyasut, Prapun; Deowanish, Sureerat; Li, Daiqin & Warrit, Natapot (2024). "Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and species delimitation of segmented spider genus Liphistius (Araneae: Liphistiidae) in Thailand". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 201 (2): 339–357. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad149.
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Songthela Ono, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2025-11-03.