Septsigilla

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Septsigilla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Miturgidae
Genus: Septsigilla
H. B. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025 [1]
Type species
S. tongbiguan
H. B. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025
Species

2, see text

Septsigilla is a genus of spiders in the family Miturgidae. [2]

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Distribution

Septsigilla is known only from China. [2]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of Latin "septem" and "sigilla", referring to the seven sigilla on the sternum of these spiders. [1]

S. tongbiguan is named after the type locality, Tongbiguan Town (铜壁关; Tóng bì guān) in Yingjiang County. S. zhongi is named in honor of botanist Zhong Yang (钟扬; Zhōng Yáng) (1964–2017), who contributed to the conservation of biodiversity in Xizang. [1]

Species

As of January 2026, this genus includes two species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zhang, H. B.; Yu, K.; Zuo, A. R.; Zhang, F. (2025). "Description of a new genus, Septsigilla gen. nov., with two new species from China (Araneae: Miturgidae: Systariinae)". Zootaxa. 5666: 125–135. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5666.1.7.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gen. Septsigilla H. B. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2025". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
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