Auriculaiana
| Auriculaiana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Erigoninae |
| Genus: | Auriculaiana Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2023[1] |
| Type species | |
| Auricula triangularis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022
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| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Auriculaiana is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.[2]
Distribution
All described species are endemic to China.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus was originally described as Auricula in 2022.[3] After this name turned out to be preoccupied by a genus of Gastropoda, it was renamed to Auriculaiana in 2023.[1] The name is from Latin auricula "lobe", referring to the cephalic lobe in the male, the distinguishing characteristic against other genera in the subfamily Erigoninae.[3]
A. aeda is from Latin aedis "tomb", referring to the tomb-shaped cephalic lobe of the male. A. rutunda is a misspelling of Latin rotundus "round", referring to the globular spermathecae in the epigyne. A. sanchaheensis refers to the type locality of the species, Sanchahe (三岔河; Sān chà hé) Nature Reserve in Yunnan. A. triangularis is named for the triangular shaped cephalic lobe in the male.[3] A. yongshunensis is named after its type locality Yongshun County (永顺; Yǒng shùn) in Hunan Province.[4]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes five species:[2]
- Auriculaiana aeda (Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022) – China
- Auriculaiana rutunda (Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022) – China
- Auriculaiana sanchaheensis (Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022) – China
- Auriculaiana triangularis (Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022) – China (type species)
- Auriculaiana yongshunensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China
References
- ^ a b Irfan, M.; Zhang, Z. S.; Peng, X. J. (2023). "Erratum 'Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China'". Megataxa. 10: 17–19. doi:10.11646/megataxa.10.1.3.
- ^ a b c "Gen. Auriculaiana Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ a b c Irfan, M.; Zhang, Z. S.; Peng, X. J. (2022). "Survey of Linyphiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) spiders from Yunnan, China". Megataxa. 8: 1–292. doi:10.11646/megataxa.8.1.1.
- ^ 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.