taxonID	type	description	language	source
357E358A0E40512EAF120AB93467AAFE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. China - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region • 4 ♂ 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 31 - 35), Beihai City, Yinhai District, Yajishan Forestry Station (21 ° 35.37 ' N, 109 ° 18.41 ' E, ca 30 m), 12. viii. 2017, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 36), same locality, night of 03. x. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 2 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 37 - 38), Beihai City, Tieshangang District, Xinggang Township, Xiaomatou Village, Caobiaotang (21 ° 33.11 ' N, 109 ° 29.22 ' E, ca 10 m), 04. x. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 2 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 39 - 40), Fangchenggang City, Shangsi County, Wenlingshan Park, night of 06. x. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
357E358A0E40512EAF120AB93467AAFE.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male of this species resembles A. dang Jaeger & Praxaysombath, 2009 in having a similarly shaped median apophysis and broad, flat conductor, but it differs in: 1) the embolus is almost directed towards 6 o'clock apically in prolateral view (Fig. 2 A), versus almost 9 o'clock in A. dang (Jaeger and Praxaysombath 2009: fig. 38); 2) the distal end of the embolus is not expanded (Fig. 2 A), versus expanded in A. dang (Jaeger and Praxaysombath 2009: fig. 39); 3) the embolus has a distinct lamellar pendant (Fig. 2 A), versus absent in A. dang (Jaeger and Praxaysombath 2009: fig. 38). The female of the species resembles A. macrochoera Thorell, 1891 in having the broad epigynal scape incrassated on the posterior-lateral margin but it differs in: 1) the epigynal scape is distinctly longer than wide in ventral view (Fig. 3 A), versus almost as long as wide in A. macrochoera (Levi 1983: fig. 19); 2) the septum is narrowest anteriorly in the posterior view (Fig. 3 C), versus narrowest medially in A. macrochoera (Levi 1983: fig. 20).	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
357E358A0E40512EAF120AB93467AAFE.taxon	description	Description. Male (TRU- Araneidae - 37). Total length 2.62. Carapace 1.46 long, 1.34 wide; abdomen 1.38 long, 1.02 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, ALE 0.06, PME 0.11, PLE 0.09, AME-AME 0.13, AME-ALE 0.05, PME-PME 0.14, PME-PLE 0.16. Legs: I 5.92 (1.68, 1.85, 1.63, 0.76), II 5.78 (1.63, 1.85, 1.54, 0.76), III 3.22 (1.02, 0.93, 0.76, 0.51), IV 4.65 (1.46, 1.39, 1.24, 0.56). Carapace (Fig. 1 D, E) pale and flat, acutely narrowed anteriorly and followed by rounded thorax area, with a longitudinal brown stripe medially. Fovea linear. Chelicerae (Fig. 1 F) pale, mingled with green. Endites (Fig. 1 F) brown laterally and white on the inner side. Labium (Fig. 1 F) pale, hairy. Sternum (Fig. 1 F) heart-shaped, pale medially and green-brown laterally. Legs (Fig. 1 D) pale to yellow, more or less mingled with green, armed with macrosetae. Abdomen (Fig. 1 D-F) oval, dorsum with a longitudinal, branched pale-brown patch, and silver spots gradually smaller from the anterior margin; venter greyish-white, with marked silver spots median-laterally. Spinnerets brown, hairy. Palp (Fig. 2 A-D): patella with a long bristle; tibia swollen; paracymbium curved medially, with a blunt tip directed towards the bulb in retrolateral view; median apophysis looks like a swan, with two wide spurs pointed apically, and a small, slender, tapered, and curved spur; conductor broad and flat, slightly curled; embolus tapered, spiraled proximally, and curved posteriorly, with a transparent short pendant directed towards the conductor. Female (TRU- Araneidae - 40). Total length 6.78. Carapace 2.72 long, 2.28 wide; abdomen 4.38 long, 3.22 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.18, ALE 0.09, PME 0.19, PLE 0.16, AME-AME 0.14, AME-ALE 0.15, PME-PME 0.24, PME-PLE 0.28. Legs: I 13.39 (3.88, 4.25, 3.88, 1.38), II 13.14 (3.75, 4.13, 3.88, 1.38), III 7.77 (2.63, 2.38, 1.75, 1.01), IV 12.39 (4.13, 3.63, 3.38, 1.25). Carapace (Fig. 1 A, B) pale yellow, narrowed, and anteriorly elevated, with brown radial markings on the thorax region, bearing sparse hairs. Fovea depressed. Endites dark at base and pale apically, labium pale to white (Fig. 1 C). Sternum (Fig. 1 C) heart-shaped, with radial white patches and brown margins. Legs spiny. Abdomen (Fig. 1 A-C) elongate-oval, with a pair of anterio-lateral humps, a white dorsum with narrow, brown bands anteriorly, and three wide, brown, posterior bands, each bearing five silver spots; venter dark brown, with a pair of cruciform, longitudinal bands laterally and three pairs of silver white spots medially. Spinnerets yellow. Epigyne (Fig. 3 A-D) with a well-developed, linguiform scape incrassated on the posterior-lateral margin; median septum lamellar, widened posteriorly and fused with posterior plate; copulatory openings located on each side of the posterior plate in posterior view; copulatory ducts invisible; spermathecae reniform, separated from each other by more than their width; fertilization ducts lamellar, posterior to spermathecae.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
357E358A0E40512EAF120AB93467AAFE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi).	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
09633761E57D5427BE0E16E16AFA101D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. China - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 41), Chongzuo City, Longzhou County, Zhubu Township, Nonggang Village (22 ° 27.84 ' N, 106 ° 56.52 ' E, ca 170 m), 06. vii. 2019, Cheng Wang et al. leg.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
09633761E57D5427BE0E16E16AFA101D.taxon	description	Description. Well described and illustrated by Tan et al. (2019).	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
09633761E57D5427BE0E16E16AFA101D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guangxi); Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
378DB03238FE5DA98E99CA247746CAB4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. China - Guizhou Province • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 42), Tongren City, Bijiang District, Wenbi Park (27 ° 43.26 ' N, 109 ° 10.03 ' E, ca 460 m), 19. v. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 43), same locality, 10. vi. 2017, Cheng Wang leg. • 3 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 44 - 46), Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Dewang Township, Baxi Village, Nanmuping (27 ° 51.68 ' N, 108 ° 36.88 ' E, ca 900 m), 10. vi. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 5 ♀ 4 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 47 - 55), same locality, 14. vi. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 6 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 56 - 61), same locality, 15 - 16. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang and Mingyong Liao leg. • 2 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 62 - 63), Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Dewang Township, Baxi Village, Datuzu, 10. vi. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 64), Tongren City, Yinjiang County, Muhuang Township, Jinchang Village (28 ° 01.37 ' N, 108 ° 45.00 ' E, ca 1300 m), 14. vii. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 65), Tongren City, Songtao County, Wuluo Township, Lengjiaba Village (27 ° 54.93 ' N, 108 ° 36.70 ' E, ca 1150 m), 15. vii. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 3 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 66 - 68), same locality, 10. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang and Mingyong Liao leg. • 3 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 69 - 71), Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Libo County, Dongtang Township, Yaosuo Village, Bizuo, Maolan National Nature Reserve (25 ° 16.37 ' N, 108 ° 02.97 ' E, ca 550 m), 07 - 10. viii. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 72), Tongren City, Jiangkou County, near the Kaima primary school (27 ° 50.77 ' N, 108 ° 46.43 ' E, ca 530 m), 07. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang and Mingyong Liao leg. • 2 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 73 - 74), Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Taiping Township, Kuaichang Village, Macaohe (27 ° 49.08 ' N, 108 ° 51.52 ' E, ca 680 m), 08. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang and Mingyong Liao leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 75), Tongren City, Yinjiang County, Ziwei Township, Zhangjiaba Village (27 ° 56.62 ' N, 108 ° 36.60 ' E, ca 780 m), 12. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang and Mingyong Liao leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 76), Tongren City, Yinjiang County, Ziwei Township, Tuanlong Village (27 ° 54.93 ' N, 108 ° 42.70 ' E, ca 1150 m), 14. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 3 ♀ 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 77 - 80), Tongren City, Jiangkou County, Dengwang Township, Jinghe Village, Xujiagou (27 ° 48.29 ' N, 108 ° 37.45 ' E, ca 820 m), 20. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 2 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 81 - 82), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Shibing County, Yuntaishan Scenic Area (27 ° 07.74 ' N, 108 ° 06.57 ' E, ca 990 m), 30. vii. 2015, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 4 ♀ 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 83 - 87), Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Libo County, Maolan National Nature Reserve (25 ° 16.07 ' N, 108 ° 59.07 ' E, ca 760 m), 30. iv. 2016, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 88), Zunyi City, Xishui County, Sanchahe Township, Sanchahe Village (28 ° 29.04 ' N, 106 ° 25.28 ' E, ca 800 m), 29. vii. 2016, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 4 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 89 - 92), Zunyi City, Xishui County, Sanchahe Township, Sanchahe Village, Tiantangba (28 ° 26.37 ' N, 106 ° 24.96 ' E, ca 1000 m), 30. vii. 2016, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 2 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 93 - 94), Tongren City, Bijiang District, Tianshengqiao Scenic Area (27 ° 49.80 ' N, 109 ° 12.77 ' E, ca 580 m), 12. v. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 95 - 96), Tongren City, Shiqian County, Pingshan Township, Daping Village (27 ° 17.97 ' N, 108 ° 10.05 ' E, ca 720 m), 08. vi. 2019, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 97), Tongren City, Songtao County, Wuluo Township, Taohuayuan Village (27 ° 58.04 ' N, 108 ° 47.73 ' E, ca 790 m), 29. v. 2017, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 3 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 98 - 100), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Leishan County, Fangxiang Township, Getou Village (26 ° 24.09 ' N, 108 ° 15.40 ' E, ca 1100 m), night of 22. vii. 2017, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 101), Guiyang City, Guanshanhu District, Donglinsi Park (26 ° 39.60 ' N, 106 ° 38.00 ' E, ca 1300 m), 23. v. 2018, Cheng Wang leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 102), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Zhenyuan County, Dadi Township, Dadi Village (27 ° 21.56 ' N, 108 ° 12.29 ' E, ca 700 m), night of 23. v. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi leg. • 3 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 103 - 105), Tongren City, Shiqian County, Pingshan Township, Fodingshan Village, Yaoshang (27 ° 20.54 ' N, 108 ° 09.50 ' E, ca 640 m), night of 24. v. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 3 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 106 - 108), Tongren City, Yinjiang County, Yangxi Township (27 ° 38.53 ' N, 108 ° 26.43 ' E, ca 700 m), 17. vi. 2018, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 109), Tongren City, Shiqian County, Ganxi Township, near the 524 road (27 ° 25.10 ' N, 108 ° 07.97 ' E, ca 550 m), night of 06. vi. 2019, Cheng Wang et al. leg. • 2 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 110 - 111), Shibing County, Baiduo Township, Heichong (27 ° 9.37 ' N, 108 ° 07.40 ' E, ca 990 m), 20. vi. 2019, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 112), Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Shibing County, Chengguan Township (27 ° 03.02 ' N, 108 ° 7.78 ' E, ca 700 m), night of 21. vi. 2019, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg.; China - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region • 1 ♀ 2 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 113 - 115), Fangchenggang City, Shangsi County, Shiwandashan National Forest Park (21 ° 53.87 ' N, 107 ° 54.26 ' E, ca 370 m), 14. viii. 2017, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg.; China - Hainan Province - Ledong County - Jianfeng Township - Jianfengling National Nature Reserve • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 116), Mingfeng Valley (18 ° 44.61 ' N, 108 ° 51.24 ' E, ca 810 m), night of 12. iv. 2019, Cheng Wang and Yuanfa Yang leg. • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 117), Sanfenqu (18 ° 45.24 ' N, 108 ° 51.57 ' E, ca 900 m), night of 13. iv. 2019, Cheng Wang and Yuanfa Yang leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 118), Tianchi (18 ° 45.22 ' N, 108 ° 51.53 ' E, ca 850 m), 14. iv. 2019, Cheng Wang & Yuanfa Yang leg. • 2 ♀ 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 119 - 121), Sanfenqu (18 ° 45.24 ' N, 108 ° 51.57 ' E, ca 900 m), night of 14. iv. 2019, Cheng Wang and Yuanfa Yang leg. • 2 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 122 - 123), Yulin Valley, Zijin Waterfull (18 ° 44.79 ' N, 108 ° 55.76 ' E, ca 630 m), 15. iv. 2019, Cheng Wang and Yuanfa Yang leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 124), Tianchi (18 ° 45.22 ' N, 108 ° 51.53 ' E, ca 850 m), night of 15. iv. 2019, Cheng Wang and Yuanfa Yang leg.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
378DB03238FE5DA98E99CA247746CAB4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male of this species resembles A. aetheroides Yin, Wang, Zhang, Peng & Chen, 1989 in the general shape of the palp, but it differs in the distal end of embolus is slender (Fig. 6 A) versus flattened in A. aetheroides (Yin et al. 1997: fig. 13 h), and the median apophysis is bifurcated at its distal end in posterior view (Fig. 6 D) versus bifurcated at the base in A. aetheroides (Yin et al. 1997: fig. 13 i). The female of the species closely resembles A. anasuja Thorell, 1887 in having the epigynal flange and broad posterior plate, but it differs in the median septum being less than 1 / 3 of the posterior plate width in ventral view (Fig. 7 A-C), versus more than 1 / 3 of the posterior plate width in A. anasuja (Levi 1983: fig. 167) and the dorsal abdomen possesses white patches laterally (Fig. 5 A, B), versus has three wide, transverse white patches in A. anasuja (Levi 1983: fig. 170).	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
378DB03238FE5DA98E99CA247746CAB4.taxon	description	Description. Male (TRU- Araneidae - 118). Total length 3.65. Carapace 1.98 long, 1.90 wide; abdomen 1.90 long, 1.37 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.14, ALE 0.07, PME 0.15, PLE 0.12, AME-AME 0.13, AME-ALE 0.07, PME-PME 0.18, PME-PLE 0.16. Legs: I 9.59 (2.67, 3.01, 2.81, 1.10), II 9.39 (2.67, 2.95, 2.67, 1.10), III 5.05 (1.67, 1.48, 1.14, 0.76), IV 7.59 (2.48, 2.24, 2.01, 0.86). Carapace (Fig. 5 D) pale pink, flat, acutely narrowed anteriorly, with indistinct, brown, radial markings on the thorax. Fovea linear, chelicerae and endites (Fig. 5 E) yellow. Labium (Fig. 5 E) pale. Sternum (Fig. 5 E) heart-shaped, paler medially. Legs (Fig. 5 D) yellow, spiny. Abdomen (Fig. 5 D, E) elongate-oval, dorsum pale, darker posteriorly, with two pairs of muscle depressions medially, covered with sparse dark long hairs; venter pale laterally and green-brown medially. Spinnerets yellow, hairy. Palp (Fig. 6 A-D): patella with a long bristle; tibia swollen; paracymbium curved medially, blunt at tip; median apophysis bifurcated, with a short terminal spur; conductor flat, slightly curled; embolus enlarged at proximal end, curved almost 90 ° medially in prolateral view and with a lance-like tip in apical view. Female (TRU- Araneidae - 122). Total length 9.86. Carapace 4.67 long, 4.14 wide; abdomen 5.76 long, 4.48 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.26, ALE 0.15, PME 0.27, PLE 0.26, AME-AME 0.25, AME-ALE 0.34, PME-PME 0.49, PME-PLE 0.51. Legs: I 16.77 (5.13, 5.38, 4.63, 1.63), II 16.51 (5.13, 5.25, 4.50, 1.63), III 9.32 (3.25, 2.69, 2.25, 1.13), IV 14.76 (5.25, 4.38, 3.88, 1.25). Carapace (Fig. 5 A, B) narrowed anteriorly and rounded in thorax region, pale yellow with brown butterfly-shaped markings, covered with sparse hairs. Fovea depressed. Chelicerae (Fig. 5 C) pale yellow. Endites, labium (Fig. 5 C) dark at base with pale tip. Sternum (Fig. 5 C) heart-shaped, red-brown laterally, with a longitudinal white band and a pair of white spots posterio-laterally. Legs yellow to yellow-brown. Abdomen (Fig. 5 A-C) suboval with a pair of anterior-lateral humps, dorsum silver with three pairs of lateral transverse brown stripes, and a broad golden marking gradually narrowing from the middle part to the terminus; venter dark-brown with a pair of white longitudinal bands laterally. Spinnerets yellow, hairy. Epigyne (Fig. 7 A-F) longer than wide, with a narrow, constricted septum; the posterior plate broad, almost 3 / 4 of the epigynal width.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
378DB03238FE5DA98E99CA247746CAB4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hainan, Guangxi).	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
211978D8EF945F7796F6F524AB591F20.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. China - Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region • 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (subadult) (TRU- Araneidae - 125 - 126), Fangchengang City, Shangsi County, Shiwandashan National Forest Park (21 ° 53.87 ' N, 107 ° 54.26 ' E, ca 370 m), night of 14. viii. 2017, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg.; 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 127), Chongzuo City, Jiangzhou District, Zuozhou Township, Guanghe Village (22 ° 34.72 ' N, 107 ° 24.94 ' E, ca 160 m), night of 03. vii. 2019, Cheng Wang et al. leg.; 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 128), Chongzuo City, Longzhou County, Kouke Village (22 ° 18.18 ' N, 106 ° 42.23 ' E, ca 960 m), 08. vii. 2019, Cheng Wang et al. leg.; China - Guizhou Province - Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture - Libo County • 1 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 129), Xiaoqikong Scenic Area (25 ° 15.28 ' N, 107 ° 42.96 ' E, ca 580 m), 08. vii. 2017, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 5 ♀ (TRU- Araneidae - 130 - 134), Dongtang Township, Yaosuo Village, Maolan National Nature Reserve (25 ° 16.37 ' N, 108 ° 02.97 ' E, ca 550 m), 07 - 10. viii. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg. • 1 ♂ (TRU- Araneidae - 135), Weng'ang Township, Jilong Village, Maolan National Nature Reserve (25 ° 13.53 ' N, 107 ° 56.18 ' E, ca 840 m), 10 - 11. viii. 2013, Xiaoqi Mi et al. leg.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
211978D8EF945F7796F6F524AB591F20.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The female was clearly diagnosed by Ono (2010). The male of this species resembles A. minuta Karsch, 1879 in having the elongated median apophysis terminally divided into two branches, of which the inner branch bears a short spur. It differs in having the embolus being completely visible in prolateral view (Fig. 9 A), versus partly hidden by the conductor in A. minuta (Levi 1983: fig. 210), and in the median apophysis lacking a proximal protrusion (Fig. 9 A), versus having a distinctly proximal protrusion in A. minuta (Levi 1983: fig. 210).	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
211978D8EF945F7796F6F524AB591F20.taxon	description	Description. Female described and illustrated by Ono (2010). Male (TRU- Araneidae - 125). Total length 5.21. Carapace 3.10 long, 2.88 wide; abdomen 2.37 long, 1.93 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.23, ALE 0.12, PME 0.24, PLE 0.21, AME-AME 0.23, AME-ALE 0.14, PME-PME 0.24, PME-PLE 0.22. Legs were used for DNA extraction. Carapace (Fig. 8 E, F) yellow-brown, narrowed anteriorly, rounded medio-posteriorly, and flattened dorso-ventrally, covered with short thin hairs. Fovea linear. Chelicerae (Fig. 8 G) brown to red-brown. Endites (Fig. 8 G) dark brown and white on inner sides. Labium (Fig. 8 G) pale. Sternum (Fig. 8 G) heart-shaped, with irregular, median, white stripes. Abdomen (Fig. 8 E-G) shield-shaped, dorsum brown, paler anteriorly and darker posteriorly, with several long hairs at the anterior margin, two pairs of muscle depressions medially, and little brown spots anteriorly and laterally; venter dark medially, with a pair of longitudinal white bands laterally. Spinnerets yellow-brown. Palp (Fig. 9 A-D): tibia swollen, with two long dorsal bristles; paracymbium curved 90 ° medially and column-shaped posteriorly; median apophysis elongated, divided into two branches, and the dorsal one bearing a short spur; conductor ca 3 times longer than wide, touching median apophysis at base; embolus tapered, spiraled, forming ridges anterior-medially, and curved apically to a pointed tip in prolateral view.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
211978D8EF945F7796F6F524AB591F20.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Guizhou, Guangxi); Vietnam.	en	Wang, Cheng, Gan, Jiahui, Mi, Xiaoqi (2021): On four species of the genus Argiope Audouin, 1826 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China. ZooKeys 1019: 15-34, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1019.59521
