Genus Sinopoda Jäger 1999

Type species: Sarotes forcipatus Karsch 1881

Diagnosis: Male Sinopoda species are characterised by the distally divided, S-shaped embolus and the typical shape of the two-branched tibial apophysis. Females can be recognised by the characteristically modified rims of the epigyne and the distinct shape of the fused vulva (Jäger 1999; Jäger & Ono 2000).

Distribution: China, East India (Assam), Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia (Selangor, Sarawak), Thailand (Jäger 1999, unpublished data)