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Parasteatoda quadrimaculata

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Parasteatoda quadrimaculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Parasteatoda
Species:
P. quadrimaculata
Binomial name
Parasteatoda quadrimaculata
(Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000)
Map of Taiwan with Orchid Island and Kenting
Parasteatoda quadrimaculata
Parasteatoda quadrimaculata
Parasteatoda quadrimaculata is known from Orchid Island (circle) and Kenting (triangle), Taiwan
Synonyms[2][3]

Achaearanea quadrimaculata Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000[1]

Parasteatoda quadrimaculata is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan.[2] The type series – two females – was collected from Orchid Island, while one more female was found in Kenting in southern Taiwan.[1]

Female Parasteatoda quadrimaculata measure 3.16–3.53 mm (0.12–0.14 in) in total length; males are unknown. The carapace is yellowish brown with dark eye region. The abdomen is dorsally blackish brown with four white spots and ventrally yellowish white. The chelicerae, maxillae, and labium are brown. The sternum is yellowish brown.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Yoshida, Hajime; Tso, I.-Min & Severinghaus, Lucia Liu (2000). "The spider family Theridiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Orchid Island, Taiwan: descriptions of six new and one newly recorded species" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 39 (2): 123–132.
  2. ^ a b c "Parasteatoda quadrimaculata (Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Parasteatoda quadrimaculata". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.