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| 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 | |
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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
[edit]As of January 2026[update], this genus includes two species:[1]
- Sinophaena bivalva (Zhang & Song, 2004) – China
- Sinophaena xiweni Lin & Li, 2021 – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gen. Lin & Li, 2021". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
[edit]- Zhang, C.; Song, D. X. (2004). "A new species of the genus Anyphaena from China (Araneae: Anyphaenidae)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 13: 11–13.
