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| Asialathys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lathyidae |
| Genus: | Asialathys Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lathys spiralis Z. S. Zhang, Hu & Y. G. Zhang, 2012 | |
| Species | |
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Asialathys is a genus of spiders in the family Lathyidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]All described species of Asialathys are endemic to China.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name indicates that this is an Asian genus, related to Lathys.[1]
Taxonomy
[edit]All species in this genus were transferred from Lathys in 2025.[1]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes five species:[2]
- Asialathys deltoidea (Liu, 2018) – China
- Asialathys fibulata (Liu, 2018) – China
- Asialathys huangyangjieensis (Liu, 2018) – China
- Asialathys spiralis (Z. S. Zhang, Hu & Y. G. Zhang, 2012) – China (type species)
- Asialathys zhanfengi (Liu, 2018) – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F.; Esposito, L. A. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 204 (2) zlaf007: 1–97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Asialathys Cala-Riquelme & Crews, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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