Wulingnus is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae.[2]
Distribution
Both described species are endemic to China.[2]
Etymology
The genus name refers to Wuling Mountains (武陵; Wǔlíng) in Central China, the type locality.[1]
W. furcatus is named after the bifurcate tip of embolus in the male palp (from Latin furcatus “forked”). W. inversus is named after the inverted aspiral loop of the copulatory ducts in the epigyne.[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[2]
- Wulingnus furcatus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China (type species)
- Wulingnus inversus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c “Gen. Wulingnus Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025″. World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-31.