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

2, see text

Sinogone is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.[2]

Distribution

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

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

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

  • Sinogone caesum Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023China (type species)
  • Sinogone puteus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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: 82–114. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5257.1.7. PMID 37044619.
  2. ^ a b c "Gen. Sinogone Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  3. ^ a b 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.