| Auriculaiana | |
|---|---|
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 | |
| Species | |
5, see text | |
Auriculaiana is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. [2]
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]
As of October 2025 [update] , this genus includes five species: [2]