Parasteatoda songi
| Parasteatoda songi | |
|---|---|
| female from Hong Kong | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Parasteatoda |
| Species: | P. songi
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| Binomial name | |
| Parasteatoda songi (Zhu, 1998)
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| Synonyms | |
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Parasteatoda songi is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in China.[1]
The species is named after Song Daxiang (宋大祥), a prominent Chinese arachnologist.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described as Achaearanea songi by Zhu in 1998.[2] It was later transferred to the genus Parasteatoda by Yoshida in 2008.[3]
Distribution
P. songi has been recorded from several provinces in China, including Hunan and Hubei.[2][4]
Description
The female has a body length of 3.80–4.01 mm, with the cephalothorax measuring 1.30 mm wide and 1.20 mm long, and the abdomen measuring 2.60 mm wide and 2.30 mm long.[2] The male is smaller, with a body length of 2.60–2.80 mm.[2]
The cephalothorax is brownish-yellow with a distinctive V-shaped dark brown marking in the posterior central area. The abdomen has a spherical appearance when viewed dorsally and is laterally flattened when viewed from the side. The dorsal surface is raised posteriorly and features a small hill-like projection with yellow-brown coloration centrally, flanked by white and purple-brown diagonal stripes.[2]
References
- ^ "Parasteatoda songi (Zhu, 1998)". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Zhu, M. S. (1998). Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae (in Chinese). Beijing: Science Press. p. 104.
- ^ Yoshida, H. (2008). "A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae)". Acta Arachnologica. 57 (1): 37–40. doi:10.2476/asjaa.57.37.
- ^ Song, D. X.; Zhu, M. S.; Chen, J. (1999). The spiders of China. Shijiazhuang: Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House. p. 91.