The spider genus anelosimus (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Japan and Taiwan

Abstract

Yoshida, Hajime (7-18, Kagota 2-Chome, Yamagata, Yamagata 990, Japan) : The spider genus Anelosimus (Araneae : Theridiidae) in Japan and Taiwan. Acta arachnol., 34: 31–39 (1986). Three new species belonging to the family Theridiidae are described from Japan and Taiwan, under the names of Anelosimus taiwanicus, A. iwawakiensis and A. exiguus. The female genitalia and the male palpus of the Japanese species, A. crassipes (Bösenberg et Strand), are illustrated. A key to these four species is given. © 1986, Arachnological Society of Japan. All rights reserved.