Sinopoda

Sinopoda
	Female Sinopoda okinawana
	A large Sinopoda forcipata resting on a human finger.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Sinopoda; Jäger, 1999
Type species
	S. forcipata; (Karsch, 1881)
Species
	See text.

Sinopoda is a genus of East Asian huntsman spider family Sparassidae. It was first described by Peter Jäger, a German arachnologist, in 1999.

Distribution

Sinopoda is primarily distributed throughout Eastern Asia, with the largest concentration of species found in China. Only one species has been described outside of the region in India.

Taxonomy

Species

As of May 2026^[update] the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species, found in Asia:

S. abstrusa Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. aenyk Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. aequalis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. afflata Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. albofasciata Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
S. altissima (Hu & Li, 1987) – China
S. anguina Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. angulata Jäger, Gao & Fei, 2002 – China
S. apiculiformis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. arboricola Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. assamensis Grall & Jäger, 2020 – India
S. aureola Kim, Lee & Lee, 2014 – Korea
S. bifurca Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. bigibba (Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022) – Korea
S. biguttata Lee, Lee & Kim, 2016 – Korea
S. bispina Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. bogil (Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022) – Korea
S. brevis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. caeca Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. campanacea (Wang, 1990) – China
S. chiangmaiensis Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. chongan Xu, Yin & Peng, 2000 – China
S. cochlearia Zhang, Zhang & Zhang, 2015 – China
S. columnaris Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. cornuta Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
S. crassa Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. curva Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. dasani Kim, Lee, Lee & Hong, 2015 – Korea
S. dashahe Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Chen, 2005 – China
S. dayong (Bao, Yin & Yan, 2000) – China
S. dehiscens Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. deminutiva Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. derivata Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Japan
S. emei Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. empat Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
S. erromena Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. exspectata Jäger & Ono, 2001 – Taiwan
S. fasciculata Jäger, Gao & Fei, 2002 – China
S. flexura Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos or Cambodia or Vietnam
S. forcipata (Karsch, 1881) (type) – China, Korea, Japan
S. fornicata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. globosa Zhang, Zhang & Zhang, 2015 – China
S. grandispinosa Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. guangyuanensis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2018 – China
S. guap Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. guiyang Zhang, Yu & Zhong, 2023 – China
S. hainan Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China (Hainan)
S. hamata (Fox, 1937) – China
S. hanya Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. helii Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. himalayica (Hu & Li, 1987) – China
S. hongruii Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. horizontalis Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. improcera Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. insicura Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. inthanon Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. jiangzhou Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. jirisanensis (Kim & Chae, 2013) – Korea
S. kalaw Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. kambaiti Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. kamouk Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. kieo Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. kinabalu Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. konglor Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Laos
S. koreana (Paik, 1968) – Korea, Japan
S. kyee Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. lata Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. lebar Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
S. licenti (Schenkel, 1953) – China
S. liui Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. longicymbialis Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. longiducta Zhang, Zhang & Zhang, 2015 – China
S. longshan Yin, Peng, Yan & Bao, 2000 – China
S. lot Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. luyui Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. maculata Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. mamillata Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. mat Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Vietnam
S. matang Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. mi Chen & Zhu, 2009 – China
S. microphthalma (Fage, 1929) – Malaysia
S. minschana (Schenkel, 1936) – China
S. muyuensis (Zhong, Zeng, Gu, Yu & Yang, 2022) – China
S. nanphagu Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Myanmar
S. nigrobrunnea Lee, Lee & Kim, 2016 – Korea
S. nuda Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. ogatai Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Japan
S. okinawana Jäger & Ono, 2000 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
S. ovata Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. pantherina (Chae, Lee & Kim, 2022) – Korea
S. parva Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
S. peet Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. pengi Song & Zhu, 1999 – China
S. phathai Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. phiset Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. phom Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. pyramidalis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. reinholdae Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. rotunda Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. ruam Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. saiyok Wang & Li, 2021 – Thailand
S. scurion Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. semicirculata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. separata Zhong, Cao & Liu, 2017 – China
S. serpentembolus Zhang, Zhu, Jäger & Song, 2007 – China
S. serrata (Wang, 1990) – China
S. shennonga (Peng, Yin & Kim, 1996) – China
S. silvicola Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. sitkao Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. soong Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. steineri Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. stellata (Schenkel, 1963) – China
S. stellatops Jäger & Ono, 2002 – Korea, Japan
S. suang Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. subcampanacea R. Zhang, B. S. Zhang & F. Zhang, 2023 – China
S. sulawesia Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
S. taa Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. tanikawai Jäger & Ono, 2000 – Japan
S. tawau Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Borneo)
S. tengchongensis Fu & Zhu, 2008 – China
S. tham Jäger, 2012 – Laos
S. thieu Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Vietnam
S. tibang Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Indonesia (Borneo)
S. tilmanni Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Malaysia (Peninsula)
S. tralinh Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Vietnam
S. triangula Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. tuber Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Borneo (Malaysia, Brunei)
S. tumefacta Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. undata Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. unicolor Grall & Jäger, 2020 – Thailand
S. wangi Song & Zhu, 1999 – China
S. wayala Grall & Jäger, 2020 – China
S. wuyiensis Liu, 2021 – China
S. xieae Peng & Yin, 2001 – China
S. xishui Zhang, Yu & Zhong, 2023 – China
S. yaanensis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. yanjin Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. yanlingensis Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 – China
S. yanzi Wang & Li, 2021 – China
S. yaojingensis Liu, Li & Jäger, 2008 – China
S. yichangensis Zhu, Zhong & Yang, 2020 – China

References

1 2 "Gen. Sinopoda Jäger, 1999". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-05-30.
↑ Jäger, P. (1999). "Sinopoda, a new genus of Heteropodinae (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Asia". Journal of Arachnology. 27: 19–24.
1 2 Gong, Lijun; Zhong, Yang (2025-03-25). "Re-description of Sinopoda curva Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 (Araneae, Sparassidae), with a first description of the female". Biodiversity Data Journal. 13. doi:10.3897/BDJ.13.e152100. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 11962507.

External links

Citizen science observations for Sinopoda at iNaturalist

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Sinopoda Jäger, 1999". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2026-05-30.

[Jäge1999-2] Jäger, P. (1999). "Sinopoda, a new genus of Heteropodinae (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Asia". Journal of Arachnology. 27: 19–24.

[:0-3] 1 2 Gong, Lijun; Zhong, Yang (2025-03-25). "Re-description of Sinopoda curva Zhong, Jäger, Chen & Liu, 2019 (Araneae, Sparassidae), with a first description of the female". Biodiversity Data Journal. 13. doi:10.3897/BDJ.13.e152100. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 11962507.

Sinopoda

Female Sinopoda okinawana

A large Sinopoda forcipata resting on a human finger.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Sparassidae
Genus:	Sinopoda Jäger, 1999
Type species
S. forcipata (Karsch, 1881)
Species
See text.