Wuliphantes is a genus of dwarf spiders in the family Linyphiidae, first described by Muhammad Irfan, Liang-Yu Wang, and Zhi-Sheng Zhang in 2023 based on specimens from Wulipo National Nature Reserve in Chongqing, China.[2]
All species are known from various provinces of China,[1] particularly in Chongqing and adjacent regions such as Hubei, Guizhou, and Zhejiang.[2]
Diagnosis
The genus is characterized in males by a very long embolus forming multiple coils (ranging from two to four depending on the species), the presence of a conspicuous membranous protegulum at the distal end of the tegulum, and an embolic plate with two projections (dorsal and ventral). Females lack a scape in the epigyne, and their copulatory ducts are transparent with several tightly coiled loops before reaching the spermathecae, which can be compact or helical.[2]
Etymology
The genus name is a contraction of 五里铺; Wǔlǐpù and genus Bathyphantes, the former genus for W. tongluensis.[3]
Species
As of October2025[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
↑ Irfan, Muhammad; Zhang, Chang-Cheng; Cai, Yu-Jun; Zhang, Zhi-Sheng (2025). "Four new species of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Jiangjin District of Chongqing, China". Zootaxa. 5647 (5): 435–450. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5647.5.2.
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