| Sincybaeus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Cybaeidae |
| Genus: | Sincybaeus Wang & Zhang, 2022[1] |
| Type species | |
| S. liaoning Wang & Zhang, 2022 | |
| Species | |
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Sincybaeus is a genus of spiders in the family Cybaeidae.[2]
Distribution
Three of the described species are endemic to Japan, with one endemic to Liaoning, China.[2][1]
Etymology
The genus name is a combination of "Sin-" "China" and Cybaeus.[1] The non-Chinese species were added to this genus in 2024.[3]
S. liaoning is named after the type locality.[1]
Species
As of October 2025, this genus includes four species:[2]
- Sincybaeus liaoning Wang & Zhang, 2022 – China (type species)
- Sincybaeus monticola (Kobayashi, 2006) – Japan
- Sincybaeus rarispinosus (Yaginuma, 1970) – Japan
- Sincybaeus yoshiakii (Yaginuma, 1968) – Japan
References
- Wang, L. Y.; Zhang, Z. S. (2022). "Sincybaeus liaoning gen. & sp. nov., a new genus and species of cybaeid spiders from China (Araneae: Cybaeidae)". Acta Arachnologica Sinica. 31 (2): 92–95. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1005-9628.2022.02.005.
- "Gen. Sincybaeus Wang & Zhang, 2022". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- Sugawara, Y.; Ihara, Y.; Koike, N.; Seo, H. Y.; Prozorova, L. A.; Zhang, Z. S.; Nakano, T. (2024). "Systematics of cybaeid spiders endemic to the Japanese Archipelago, and their historical biogeographic implications (Araneae: Cybaeidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. 38 (11) IS24058: 1–16. doi:10.1071/IS24058. hdl:2433/296728. PMID 39607816.