Diagnosis. Male of S. gollum Lin & Li, sp. nov. is similar to Raveniola montana Zonstein & Marusik, 2012 (the genus is allied to Sinopesa, distinguished only by the longer legs and developed scopulae) in having a similarly shaped E but can be distinguished by the terminus, which is directed opposite of the tarsus (vs. directed toward the tarsus in R. montana), and S. gollum Lin & Li, sp. nov. has six eyes (vs. eight eyes in R. montana).

Description. Male (holotype, IZCAS-Ar42423, Figs 22A–C, 23A–B). Total length 6.44. Color in alcohol: carapace, sternum, chelicerae, labium, endites, palps, and legs white. Carapace 5.21 long, 4.02 wide. Opisthosoma 5.78 long, 3.86 wide. Fovea longitudinal. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.14, ALE 0.13, PLE 0.16, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.22, ALE–PLE 0.19. Leg measurements: Leg I 11.20 (3.70 + 5.10 + 2.14 + 1.76), leg II 13.00 (3.04 + 4.45 + 1.80 + 1.86), leg III 11.00 (2.64 + 3.74 + 2.34 + 1.60), leg IV 13.99 (3.75 + 4.75 + 3.95 + 1.75). Leg formula 4213. Abdomen oval, two spinnerets, short.

Palp (Figs 22A–C), tip of cymbium with 2 strong spines. Bulb smooth, pyriform, with a short, slender E, ratio of bulb length to E 1:1.

Female. Unknown.

Material examined. Holotype ♂, China: Guangdong, Qingyuan, Yangshan County, Shuitoucun, Chaiyan (24.4805°N, 112.7046°E; elev. ca. 340 m), 5 January 2019, leg. Zhigang Chen & Zhe Zhao (IZCAS-Ar42423).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality.

Etymology. The species is named after Gollum, a fictional character from The Lord of the Rings who lived in a cave, as does this new species; noun (name) in apposition.