Sinospelaeobdella

Sinospelaeobdella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Annelida
Clade:	Pleistoannelida
Clade:	Sedentaria
Class:	Clitellata
Subclass:	Hirudinea
Order:	Arhynchobdellida
Family:	Haemadipsidae
Genus:	Sinospelaeobdella ; Huang, 2019

Last updated November 09, 2025

Sinospelaeobdella is a genus of jawed land leech, endemic to caves in China.^[1]

The diet of this genus is unique among the land leeches, as it exclusively feeds off blood of cave dwelling bats. Its central diet is based on Rhinolophus sinicus, R. pearsonii, R. pusillus , R. macrotis, and Hipposideros armiger.^[1]

Species

Sinospelaeobdella contains the species:^[1]

Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Yang et al., 2009) (previously Haemadipsa cavatuses)
Sinospelaeobdella wulingensis Huang, Liu, Gong, Wu, Liu, Deng, Zhang, Peng, Zhang & Liu, 2019 - type sp. - named after the Wuling Mountains where it was found.

References

1 2 3 Huang, Taifu; Liu, Zhiwei; Gong, Xiaoyan; Wu, Tao; Liu, Hui; Deng, Jiaxin; Zhang, Youxiang; Peng, Qingzhong; Zhang, Libiao; Liu, Zhixiao (2019-02-25). "Vampire in the darkness: a new genus and species of land leech exclusively bloodsucking cave-dwelling bats from China (Hirudinda: Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae)". Zootaxa. 4560 (2): zootaxa.4560.2.2. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716579.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 Huang, Taifu; Liu, Zhiwei; Gong, Xiaoyan; Wu, Tao; Liu, Hui; Deng, Jiaxin; Zhang, Youxiang; Peng, Qingzhong; Zhang, Libiao; Liu, Zhixiao (2019-02-25). "Vampire in the darkness: a new genus and species of land leech exclusively bloodsucking cave-dwelling bats from China (Hirudinda: Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae)". Zootaxa. 4560 (2): zootaxa.4560.2.2. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4560.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 31716579.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

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