''Saitonia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
Asia
Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
n
sheet weavers that was first described by K. Y. Eskov in 1992.
Species
it contains six species, found in
Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
,
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
, and
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
:
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Saitonia kawaguchikonis''
Saito & Ono, 2001 – China, Japan
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Saitonia longicephala''
(Saito, 1988) – Japan
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Saitonia muscus''
(Saito, 1989) (
type
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) – Japan
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Saitonia ojiroensis''
(Saito, 1990) – Japan
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Saitonia orientalis''
(Oi, 1960) – Japan
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Saitonia pilosus''
Seo, 2011 – Korea
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species (Q–Z)
This article lists all described species of the spider family Linyphiidae as of May 14, 2020, from Q to Z. Some genera have been updated to the World Spider Catalog version 21.0 .
''Racata''
'' Racata'' Millidge, 1995
* '' Racata brevis'' Tanase ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of Asia
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