Wuliphantes

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Wuliphantes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Wuliphantes
Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 [1]
Type species
Wuliphantes trigyrus
Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 [1]
Species

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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]

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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]

Species

As of July 2025, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following four species, all endemic to China: [1]

Distribution

All species are known from various provinces of China, [1] particularly in Chongqing and adjacent regions such as Hubei, Guizhou, and Zhejiang. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Gen. Wuliphantes Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
  2. 1 2 3 Irfan, Muhammad; Wang, Liang-Yu; Zhang, Zhi-Sheng (2023). "Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Wulipo National Nature Reserve, Chongqing, China". European Journal of Taxonomy. 871: 1–85. doi:10.5852/ejt.2023.871.2129.
  3. ↑ 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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