Sinartoria Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021

Lu, Jin-Zhen, Zhang, Zhi-Sheng & Wang, Lu-Yu, 2025, Three new species of the wolf spider genus Sinartoria Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021 (Araneae, Lycosidae) from southern China, ZooKeys 1244, pp. 213-223 : 213-223

Genus Sinartoria Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021

Type species.

Sinartoria damingshanensis Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021 .

Diagnosis.

Males of this genus is similar to Lobizon Piacentini & Grismado, 2009 in having a long embolus resting in a groove of a broad terminal apophysis, but can be distinguished by several key characters: (1) a strongly sclerotized basoembolic apophysis (vs. weakly sclerotized and lamellar in Lobizon ); (2) both membranous terminal apophysis 1 (TA 1) and sclerotized, groove-like terminal apophysis 2 (TA 2) are present (vs. TA 2 only in Lobizon ); and (3) a median apophysis with three arms (AA, RA, PA). Females can be recognized by a spermatheca with compact stalk and small protruding head (vs. stalk sinuous in Lobizon ) ( Wang et al. 2021; Wang et al. 2024).

Description.

Carapace yellowish brown. Eye region black with white setae. Chelicerae with 3 promarginal and 2 retromarginal teeth. Sternum yellow brown, heart-shaped. Legs with brown annulations. Opisthosoma oval, dorsum showing lanceolate cardiac mark anteriorly and black posterior patterning; males with white patch near anal tubercle. Ventral surface yellow with short spinnerets ( Wang et al. 2021).

Composition.

Three new species: S. dui sp. nov., S. maolan sp. nov. and S. nanling sp. nov. Sinartoria damingshanensis Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021 , S. hamata Wang & Li, 2024 and S. zhuangia Wang, Framenau & Zhang, 2021 .

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou) and Vietnam.