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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Parasteatoda |
| Species: | P. quadrimaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Parasteatoda quadrimaculata (Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000)
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| Parasteatoda quadrimaculata is known from Orchid Island (circle) and Kenting (triangle), Taiwan | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Achaearanea quadrimaculata Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000[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 edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Parasteatoda quadrimaculata (Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Parasteatoda quadrimaculata". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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