The spider family Theridiidae (Arachnida : Araneae) from Orchid Island, Taiwan: Descriptions of six new and one newly recorded species

Authors
Yoshida, H Tso, IM Severinghaus, LL
Citation
H. Yoshida et al., The spider family Theridiidae (Arachnida : Araneae) from Orchid Island, Taiwan: Descriptions of six new and one newly recorded species, ZOOL STUD, 39(2), 2000, pp. 123-132
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES
ISSN journal
10215506 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
123 - 132
Database
ISI
SICI code
1021-5506(200004)39:2<123:TSFT(:>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
From a preliminary spider fauna investigation conducted in 1993 and 1997 on Orchid Island, Taiwan, 17 species of the spider family Theridiidae are rec orded. Six of them are described as new species under the names, Argyrodes nigroris, Chrosiothes fulvus, Chrosiothes taiwan, Chrysso orchis, Achaearan ea lanyuensis, and Achaearanea quadrimaculata. Theridion xianfengensis Zhu and Song, 1992 is recorded for the first time from Taiwan. This paper descr ibes the external morphology of these 7 new/new record species and reports the synonymies and distribution records of the other 10 theridiid species.