biostudies-literatureUnknown1245Kong JXThis study reviews the Chinese representatives of Amaurobius, and a new genus, Sinoamaurobius Kong, Zhang & Wang, gen. nov., is described to accommodate seven species, including three new species and four species transferred from Amaurobius: Sinoamaurobiusguangwushanensis (Wang, Irfan, Zhou & Zhang, 2023), comb. nov., S.songi (Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018), comb. nov., S.spinatus (Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018), comb. nov., S.wulongdongensis (Wang, Irfan, Zhou & Zhang, 2023), comb. nov., S.baima Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♀, Sichuan), S.chengkou Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongqing) and S.yintiaoling Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongqing). Additionally, we ZooKeys269-287https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12284591biostudies-literatureReview of the spider genus Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from China, with description of a new genus.PMC12284591Lu WZhang ZSZhu BCKong JXWang LYMu YNfalseReview of the spider genus Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from China, with description of a new genus.This study reviews the Chinese representatives of Amaurobius, and a new genus, Sinoamaurobius Kong, Zhang & Wang, gen. nov., is described to accommodate seven species, including three new species and four species transferred from Amaurobius: Sinoamaurobiusguangwushanensis (Wang, Irfan, Zhou & Zhang, 2023), comb. nov., S.songi (Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018), comb. nov., S.spinatus (Zhang, Wang & Zhang, 2018), comb. nov., S.wulongdongensis (Wang, Irfan, Zhou & Zhang, 2023), comb. nov., S.baima Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♀, Sichuan), S.chengkou Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongqing) and S.yintiaoling Kong, Zhang & Wang, sp. nov. (♂♀, Chongqing). Additionally, we 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z20252025-08-16T03:05:40.866Z2025-08-16T03:05:40.866ZS-EPMC122845914070379110.3897/zookeys.1245.152487