Sinogone
| Sinogone | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Erigoninae |
| Genus: | Sinogone Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. caesum Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
Sinogone is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Both described species are endemic to China.[2] S. caesum is found in Wuxi County, Chongqing;[1] S. puteus in Badong County, Hubei Province.[3]
Etymology
[edit]The genus name is a contraction of the Latin prefix sino- "Chinese" and the related genus Erigone, indicating that this genus is part of subfamily Erigoninae.[1]
The specific name of S. caesum is derived from Latin caesum "comma", indicating the anterior radical process of the embolic division of the palpal bulb.[1] S. puteus is from Latin "well, cistern" (according to the authors "pit"), because of lateral pits behind the posterior eye in males.[3]
Species
[edit]As of October 2025[update], this genus includes two species:[2]
- Sinogone caesum Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 – China (type species)
- Sinogone puteus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Irfan, M.; Wang, L. Y.; Zhang, Z. S. (2023). "One new genus and nine new species of Linyphiidae spiders from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing of China". Zootaxa. 5257 (1): 82–114. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5257.1.7. PMID 37044619.
- 1 2 3 "Gen. Sinogone Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- 1 2 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.