abstract
A total of 107 species belonging to 61 genera have been recorded from China (Anhui, Chongqing, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Xizang), including 74 new species and Contains five new genera. Described here: Acanoides cornutus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan), A. ningxiangensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan). Asiagone xingdouensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei). Auriculaiana yongshunensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan Province). Baryphyma xiaoxiense Irfan, Zhang, Peng, sp. n. (♂, Hunan). Bathyphantes paracymbialis Tanasevitch, 2014 (♂♀, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan), B. pseudogracilis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan). Bifurcia cochlearis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Hubei), B. ramosa (Li & Zhu, 1987) (♂♀, Guizhou, Hunan). Bolyphantes aculeatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou), B. arcuatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou, Hunan), B. gladius Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou, Hunan). Capsulia tianmushana (Chen & Song, 1987) (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan provinces). Collinsia inerrans (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) (♂♀, Sichuan). Dicristatus Cordatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei and Hunan), D. denticulatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Guizhou). Dicymbium sinofacetum Tanasevitch, 2006 (♂♀, Hainan). Diplocephaloides cucullus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Guizhou). Diplocephalus circularis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan), D. tongrenensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. tongrenensis n. (♀, Guizhou). Drapetisca boletus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan), D. nanpingensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. .n. (♀, Hunan Province). Erigone kazhiensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Sichuan), E. prominens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan). Frontinella zhui Li & Song, 1993 (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). Gnathonarium dentatum (wider, 1834) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan), G. gibberum Oi, 1960 (♂♀, Hunan). Gonatium absidatum Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou). Gongylidioides acuminatus Irfan, Zhang, Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing), G. ensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. ensis Irfan n. (♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei), G. microdontus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hubei). Gongylidium dawolongense Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei), G. demersum Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Guizhou), G. minutum Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. minutum n. (♀, Hubei), G. uncatum Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei). Gracilentus mangshanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan). Himalaphantes azumiensis (Oi, 1979) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guangdong, Hunan). Houshenzinusrimosus Tanasevitch, 2006 (♂, Hubei). Hylyphantes graminicola (Sundeval, 1830) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan). Indophantes wushanensis Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 (♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei). Kaestneria bicultrata Chen & ying, 2000 (♂♀, Hunan Province). Renis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, General n., L.longiabdominis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hubei). Leptyphantes ellipticus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hubei Province), L. frondeus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). Linyphia Songziyuanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei Province). Mecopisthes rhomboidalis Gao, Zhu & Gao, 1993 (♀, Hunan Province). Miclargus longiembolus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Sichuan). Microlinyphia zhejiangensis (Chen, 1991) (♀, Hunan Province). Microneta acutalis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan), M. circumacta Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei). Nasoonaria nonggangensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guangxi Zhuang). Nematogmus ligulatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei), N. Sanguinolentus (Walckenaer, 1841) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). Nippononeta alpina (Li & Zhu, 1993) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hunan), N. coreana (Paik, 1991) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan). Oedothorax collinus Ma & Zhu, 1991 (♂♀, Hubei Province), O. fortis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan Province). Ia bayunensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan), O. lata Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan), O. yinae Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hunan). Oilinyphia daxuensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Xizang), O. wenfengensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan), O. xinqiaoensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Chongqing). Oiriniphioides Irfan, Zhang, Peng, General n., O. triangaliis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hunan). Paikiniana lurida (Seo, 1991) (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan). Parameioneta Bilobata Li & Zhu, 1993 (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan). Platyspira tanasevitch Song & Li, 2009 (♂♀, Hubei Province). Prosoponoides sinensis (Chen, 1991) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). Ryujius fanjingshanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou), R. fodingshanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou), R. lianghekoensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei and Hunan), R. nanyuensis (Chen & ying, 2000) (♂♀, Hunan Province). Scotinotylus guizhouensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing and Guizhou), S.longiprojectus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan). Shaanxinus impusus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan), S. longiembolus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan), S. ovatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Hunan). Shinogon. puteus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Hubei). Sinolinyphia henanensis (Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991) (♂♀, Chongqing City and Hunan Province). Spelaeus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, General n., S. cicatrix Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou). Syedra yuelushanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). Taibaishanus badongensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Hubei). Tapinocyba cornuta Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Guizhou), T. pingshanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Guizhou), T. sulcata Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp .n. (♂♀, Hunan Province). Tenuiphantes aduncus (Zhu, Li & Sha, 1986) (♂♀, Gansu), T. cauda Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Anhui), T. taipingensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂, Hunan Province). Trematocepalus cristatus (Wide, 1834) (♂♀, Guizhou). Ummeliata feminea (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan), U. insectoceps (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guangdong, Hubei, Hunan). Walckenaeria asymmetrica Song & Li, 2011 (♂♀, Guizhou), W. enshiensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hubei), W. extenuata Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. ( ♂♀, Hubei and Hunan), W. furcillata (Menge, 1869) (new species to China) (♀, Xizo), W. sinuosa Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing), W. xingdouensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Guizhou , Hubei, Hunan), W. yanglinensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hunan Province). Ulingong Irfan, Zhang, Peng, General N., W. qizimeiensis sp. n. (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei). Wulingnus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, general n., W. furcatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♂♀, Hubei), W. inversus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hubei ). Wuliphantes tongluensis (Chen & Song, 1988) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei, Hunan). Yuelushannus diaotangensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan). Y. jinyuanensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan Province), Y. wenfengensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, sp. n. (♀, Hunan Province). With the description of 74 new species and 5 new genera, the number of Linifidae species known in China has increased from 175 genera and 533 species to 180 genera and 607 species. Of the new species described here, 37 are known to be sexes (11 male and 26 female). The following new combinations were established in Microneta orthogonia (Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023) com. n. (e.g. Agyneta); Oilinyphia pengqi (Lin & Li, 2024) comb. n. (e.g. Chrosiothes, family Theridiidae); comb of Shaanxinus griseolineatus (Schenkel, 1936). n. (formerly Gonzilidioides); Leptiphanthes cartelifer Schenkel (1936), as Acanoides cartelifer (Schenkel, 1936) comb, in 2014 to Acanoides San, Marsik & Tu, Transferred. n. (formerly Leptuphantes); Baryphyma Simon, 1884, Scotinotylus Simon, 1884, and Walckenaeria furcillata (Menge, 1869) were first recorded in China. The reproductive traits and somatic features of new and known species are described in detail with photographs, and comparisons with closely related species are also provided.
