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<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="en-GB">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 five new genera which are described here: </span><em>Acanoides cornutus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♀, Hunan), <em>A. ningxiangensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♂♀, Hunan); <em>Asiagone</em> <em>xingdouensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei); <em>Auriculaiana yongshunensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan); <em>Baryphyma</em> <em>xiaoxiense</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Hunan); <em>Bathyphantes</em> <em>paracymbialis </em>Tanasevitch, 2014 (♂♀, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan), <em>B. pseudogracilis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan); <em>Bifurcia</em> <em>cochlearis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Hubei), <em>B. ramosa</em> (Li & Zhu, 1987) (♂♀, Guizhou, and Hunan); <em>Bolyphantes aculeatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou), <em>B. arcuatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou, and Hunan),<em> B. gladius</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou, and Hunan); <em>Capsulia tianmushana </em>(Chen & Song, 1987) (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Collinsia inerrans</em> (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) (♂♀, Sichuan); <em>Dicristatus cordatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei and Hunan), <em>D. denticulatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Guizhou); <em>Dicymbium</em> <em>sinofacetum</em> Tanasevitch, 2006 (♂♀, Hainan); <em>Diplocephaloides</em> <em>cucullus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Guizhou); <em>Diplocephalus</em> <em>circularis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan), <em>D. tongrenensis </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Guizhou); <em>Drapetisca boletus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan), <em>D. nanpingensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan), <em>D. yuelushanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan); <em>Erigone kazhiensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Sichuan), <em>E. prominens</em> Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Frontinella zhui </em>Li & Song, 1993 (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Gnathonarium dentatum</em> (Wider, 1834) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan), <em>G. gibberum</em> Oi, 1960 (♂♀, Hunan); <em>Gonatium absidatum</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou); <em>Gongylidioides acuminatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing), <em>G. ensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei), <em>G. microdontus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei); <em>Gongylidium dawolongense</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei), <em>G. demersum</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Guizhou), <em>G. minutum</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei), <em>G. uncatum</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei); <em>Gracilentus mangshanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan); <em>Himalaphantes</em> <em>azumiensis </em>(Oi, 1979) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guangdong and Hunan); <em>Houshenzinus rimosus </em>Tanasevitch, 2006 (♂, Hubei); <em>Hylyphantes graminicola </em>(Sundevall, 1830) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Indophantes wushanensis </em>Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 (♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei); <em>Kaestneria bicultrata </em>Chen & Yin, 2000 (♂♀, Hunan); <em>Lenis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>gen. n.</strong>, <em>L.</em> <em>longiabdominis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei); <em>Lepthyphantes ellipticus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei), <em>L. frondeus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Linyphia songziyuanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei);<em> Mecopisthes rhomboidalis </em>Gao, Zhu & Gao, 1993 (♀, Hunan); <em>Micrargus longiembolus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Sichuan); <em>Microlinyphia zhejiangensis </em>(Chen, 1991) (♀, Hunan); <em>Microneta acutalis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan), <em>M. circumacta</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Xizang), <em>M. maliuxiensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei); <em>Nasoonaria nonggangensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guangxi); <em>Nematogmus</em> <em>ligulatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei), <em>N. sanguinolentus </em>(Walckenaer, 1841) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Nippononeta</em> <em>alpina </em>(Li & Zhu, 1993) (♂♀, Chongqing and Hunan), <em>N. coreana </em>(Paik, 1991) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guangdong, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Oedothorax collinus </em>Ma & Zhu, 1991 (♂♀, Hubei), <em>O. fortis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan); <em>Oia</em> <em>baiyunensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan), <em>O. lata</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan), <em>O. yinae</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing and Hunan); <em>Oilinyphia</em> <em>daxuensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Xizang), <em>O. wenfengensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan),<em> O. xinqiaoensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Chongqing); <em>Oilinyphioides </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>gen. n.</strong>, <em>O. triangularis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing and Hunan); <em>Paikiniana</em> <em>lurida</em> (Seo, 1991) (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Parameioneta</em> <em>bilobata </em>Li & Zhu, 1993 (♂♀, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Platyspira tanasevitchi </em>Song & Li, 2009 (♂♀, Hubei); <em>Prosoponoides sinensis </em>(Chen, 1991) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Ryojius fanjingshanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou), <em>R. fodingshanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou), <em>R. lianghekouens</em>i<em>s</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei and Hunan), <em>R. nanyuensis </em>(Chen & Yin, 2000) (♂♀, Hunan); <em>Scotinotylus guizhouensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing and Guizhou), <em>S. longiprojectus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Shaanxinus</em> <em>insectus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan), <em>S. longiembolus </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei and Hunan),<em> S.</em> <em>ovatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Hunan); <em>Sinogone. puteus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Hubei); <em>Sinolinyphia henanensis </em>(Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991) (♂♀, Chongqing and Hunan); <em>Spelaeus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>gen. n., </strong><em>S. cicatrix </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Guizhou); <em>Syedra</em> <em>yuelushanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Taibaishanus badongensis </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♂, Hubei); <em>Tapinocyba cornuta</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♂♀, Guizhou), <em>T. pingshanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♀, Guizhou), <em>T. sulcata</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♂♀, Hunan); <em>Tenuiphantes</em> <em>aduncus </em>(Zhu, Li & Sha, 1986) (♂♀, Gansu), <em>T. cauda</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Anhui), <em>T. taipingensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂, Hunan); <em>Trematocephalus cristatus </em>(Wider, 1834) (♂♀, Guizhou); <em>Ummeliata</em> <em>feminea</em> (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan), <em>U. insecticeps</em> (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (♂♀, Chongqing, Guangdong, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Walckenaeria asymmetrica </em>Song & Li, 2011 (♂♀, Guizhou), <em>W. enshiensis </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei), <em>W. extenuata</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei and Hunan), <em>W. furcillata </em>(Menge, 1869) <strong>(new to China)</strong> (♀, Xizang), <em>W. sinuosa</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Chongqing), <em>W. xingdouensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Guizhou, Hubei and Hunan), <em>W. yanglinensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hunan); <em>Wulinggone</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>gen. n.,</strong> <em>W.</em> <em>qizimeiensis</em> <strong>sp. n.</strong> (♂♀, Chongqing and Hubei); <em>Wulingnus </em>Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>gen. n.</strong>, <em>W. furcatus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♂♀, Hubei), <em>W. inversus</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hubei); <em>Wulipha</em><em>ntes tongluensis</em> (Chen & Song, 1988) (♂♀, Chongqing, Hubei and Hunan); <em>Yuelushannus</em> <em>diaotangensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan); <em>Y.</em> <em>jinyuanensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan), <em>Y.</em> <em>wenfengensis</em> Irfan, Zhang & Peng, <strong>sp. n. </strong>(♀, Hunan). With the description of 74 new species and 5 new genera, the number of Linyphiidae species known from China has increased from 533 in 175 genera to 607 in 180 genera. Among the new species described here, thirty-seven are known by single sex (11 with males and 26 with females). Following new combinations are established <em>Microneta orthogonia</em> (Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023) <strong>comb. n. </strong>(ex. <em>Agyneta</em>); <em>Oilinyphia pengqi </em>(Lin & Li, 2024) <strong>comb. n. </strong>(ex. <em>Chrosiothes</em>, family Theridiidae); <em>Shaanxinus</em> <em>griseolineatus</em> (Schenkel, 1936) <strong>comb. n. </strong>(ex <em>Gongylidioides</em>); <em>Lepthyphantes cultellifer </em>Schenkel, 1936, transferred to <em>Acanoides </em>Sun, Marusik & Tu, 2014, as <em>Acanoides cultellifer</em> (Schenkel, 1936)<strong> comb. n. </strong>(ex <em>Lepthyphantes</em>); <em>Baryphyma</em> Simon, 1884, <em>Scotinotylus </em>Simon, 1884, and <em>Walckenaeria furcillata </em>(Menge, 1869) have been recorded for the first time in China. Detailed descriptions of genitalic characters and somatic features of new and already known species by means of photographs, as well as comparisons with closely related species, are provided.</span></span></span></p>MUHAMMAD IRFANGU-CHUN ZHOUXIAN-JIN PENGZHI-SHENG ZHANG
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