Biology:Chrosiothes taiwan

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Short description: Species of spider

Chrosiothes taiwan
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Chrosiothes
Species:
C. taiwan
Binomial name
Chrosiothes taiwan
Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000[1]
Orchid Island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan
Orchid Island off the southeastern coast of Taiwan
Chrosiothes taiwan is known from Orchid Island, Taiwan

Chrosiothes taiwan is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae.[1][2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan.[2] The type series – two males – was collected from Orchid Island.[1]

Male Chrosiothes taiwan measure 1.97–2.03 mm (0.1–0.1 in) in total length. Basal color is brown. The eyes are on dark bases. The abdomen is grayish brown with dorsal black flecks. Females are unknown.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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". Zoological Studies 39 (2): 123–132. https://zoolstud.sinica.edu.tw/Journals/39.2/123.pdf. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 World Spider Catalog (2024). "Chrosiothes taiwan Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/specieslist/3466. 
  3. "Chrosiothes taiwan". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. https://taicol.tw/en-us/taxon/t0078337. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2633473 entry