Sincybaeus

Sincybaeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cybaeidae
Genus: Sincybaeus
Wang & Zhang, 2022[1]
Type species
S. liaoning
Wang & Zhang, 2022
Species

4, see text

Sincybaeus is a genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae.[2]

Distribution

Three of the described species are endemic to Japan, with one endemic to Liaoning, China.[2][1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of "Sin-" "China" and Cybaeus.[1] The non-Chinese species were added to this genus in 2024.[3]

S. liaoning is named after the type locality.[1]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes four species:[2]

  • Sincybaeus liaoning Wang & Zhang, 2022China (type species)
  • Sincybaeus monticola (Kobayashi, 2006)Japan
  • Sincybaeus rarispinosus (Yaginuma, 1970) – Japan
  • Sincybaeus yoshiakii (Yaginuma, 1968) – Japan

References

  1. ^ a b c d Wang, L. Y.; Zhang, Z. S. (2022). "Sincybaeus liaoning gen. & sp. nov., a new genus and species of cybaeid spiders from China (Araneae: Cybaeidae)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 31: 92–95. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2022.02.005.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Sincybaeus Wang & Zhang, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
  3. ^ Sugawara, Y.; Ihara, Y.; Koike, N.; Seo, H. Y.; Prozorova, L. A.; Zhang, Z. S.; Nakano, T. (2024). "Systematics of cybaeid spiders endemic to the Japanese Archipelago, and their historical biogeographic implications (Araneae: Cybaeidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 38: 1–16. doi:10.1071/IS24058.