| Sinogone | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Erigoninae |
| Genus: | Sinogone Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 20231 |
| Type species | |
| S. caesum Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023
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| Species | |
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Sinogone is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.2
Distribution
Both described species are endemic to China.2 S. caesum is found in Wuxi County, Chongqing;1 S. puteus in Badong County, Hubei Province.3
Etymology
The genus name is a contraction of the Latin prefix sino- "Chinese" and the related genus Erigone, indicating that this genus is part of subfamily Erigoninae.1
The specific name of S. caesum is derived from Latin caesum "comma", indicating the anterior radical process of the embolic division of the palpal bulb.1 S. puteus is from Latin "well, cistern" (according to the authors "pit"), because of lateral pits behind the posterior eye in males.3
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:2
- Sinogone caesum Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 – China (type species)
- Sinogone puteus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China
References
References
- Irfan, M.; Wang, L. Y.; Zhang, Z. S. (2023). "One new genus and nine new species of Linyphiidae spiders from Yintiaoling Nature Reserve, Chongqing of China". Zootaxa. 5257 (1): 82–114. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5257.1.7. PMID 37044619.
- "Gen. Sinogone Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- Irfan, M.; Zhou, G. C.; Peng, X. J.; Zhang, Z. S. (2025). "Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from some oriental regions of China". Megataxa. 15: 1–248. doi:10.11646/megataxa.15.1.1.