taxonID	type	description	language	source
038D412EFFDFD855CF0460A31FB9F8F6.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype: ♂, CHINA, Chongqing, Youyang Tujia, and Miao Autonomous County, Gongtan Township, 28 ° 54 ′ 20 ″ N, 108 ° 21 ′ 15 ″ E, 369 m, 24 May 2017, Zong-guang Huang, Tian Tian, Gu-chun Zhou leg (HNU-CQ-IV- 1705). Paratypes: Hunan: 2 ♀♀, Shimen County, Hupingshan Township, Wangyuehu, 29 ° 55 ′ 54 ″ N, 110 ° 46 ′ 43 ″ E, 256 m, 11 June 2014, Xian-jin Peng, Jia-hui Gan, Yu-hui Gong, Wang Liu, and Bing Zhou leg (HNU- HN-IV- 1401).; 1 ♂, Xiangxi Tujia Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Baojing County, Baiyunshan National Nature Reserve: 28 ° 37 ′ 04 ″ N, 109 ° 24 ′ 21 ″ E, 298 m, 28 May 2017, Zong-guang Huang, Tian Tian, Gu-chun Zhou leg (HNU- HN-IV- 1715).; 1 ♂, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yongshun County, Xiaoxi Township, Xiaoxi Village, Xiaoxi National Nature Reserve, 28 ° 47 ′ 53 ″ N, 110 ° 15 ′ 52 ″ E, 474 m, 2 August 2017, Xian-jin Peng, Irfan Muhammad, Jin-xin Liu, Tian Tian, Gu-chun Zhou leg (HNU-HN-IV- 1720).; Hubei: 2 ♀♀, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xianfeng County, Huangjindong Town, Maliuxi Village, 29 ° 57 ′ 00 ″ N, 109 ° 01 ′ 32 ″ E, 63 m, 22 August 2017, Irfan Muhammad, Gu-chun Zhou leg (HNU- HB-IV- 1722).; 1 ♀, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xianfeng County, Huangjindong Town, Maliuxi Village, 29 ° 57 ′ 38 ″ N, 109 ° 01 ′ 14 ″ E, 833 m, 24 August 2017, Irfan Muhammad, Gu-chun Zhou leg (HNU-HB-IV- 1725).; 1 ♂, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xianfeng County, Huangjindong Town, Maliuxi Village, 29 ° 57 ′ 07 ″ N, 109 ° 00 ′ 49 ″ E, 825 m, 25 August 2017, Irfan Muhammad, Gu-chun Zhou leg. (HNU-HB-IV- 1727).	en	B, Sufang Yang, B, Muhammad Irfan, Peng, Xian-Jin (2019): A new species of Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (2): 233-238, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1809-2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1809-2
038D412EFFDFD855CF0460A31FB9F8F6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male of this new species is very similar to that of Parasteatoda asiatica (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) in the structure of the male palp, but can be distinguished by the following: 1) conductor terminal needle-shaped, without teeth in prolateral view (Figures 1 D and 2 C), while finger-shaped, with teeth in P. asiatica (Zhu, 1998, fig. 56 E); 2) anterior margin of tibiae as wide as the genital bulb in ventral view (Figures 1 B and 2 B), while about 3 / 4 width of the genital bulb in P. asiatica (Zhu, 1998, fig. 56 D). The female is similar to P. quadrimaculata (Yoshida et al., 2000), but can be distinguished by the following: 1) atrium opening upward in ventral view (Figures 3 B and 4 A), while atrium opening downward in P. quadrimaculata (Yoshida et al., 2000, fig. 34); 2) fertilization ducts originate from the center of inner margin of spermathecae in ventral view (Figures 3 B and 4 A), while from the base of inner margin of spermathecae in P. quadrimaculata (Yoshida et al., 2000, fig. 34); 3) visible portion of copulatory ducts extend downward to epigastric furrow in dorsal view (Figures 3 C and 4 B), while they extend upward to median inner margin of spermathecae in P. quadrimaculata (Yoshida et al., 2000, fig. 35); 4) the spermathecae oval in new species (Figure 3 A), while globular in P. asiatica (Figure 3 A; Yoshida et al., 2000, figs. 32 and 33).	en	B, Sufang Yang, B, Muhammad Irfan, Peng, Xian-Jin (2019): A new species of Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (2): 233-238, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1809-2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1809-2
038D412EFFDFD855CF0460A31FB9F8F6.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is a combination of the prefix “ aequipei- ” (dual-band) and “ formis ” (form), referring to the abdomen with 2 transverse bands, adjective.	en	B, Sufang Yang, B, Muhammad Irfan, Peng, Xian-Jin (2019): A new species of Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (2): 233-238, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1809-2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1809-2
038D412EFFDFD855CF0460A31FB9F8F6.taxon	description	Description. Male (holotype, Figures 1 and 2). Total length 1.37 – 1.42, n = 4. Prosoma 0.70 long, 0.53 wide, opisthosoma 0.84 long, 0.66 wide. Clypeus 0.08 high. Carapace (Figure 1 A) pear-shaped, dark brown, covered with long white hairs. Clypeus slightly bulging. Bases of eyes black. Fovea large and triangular. Cervical and radial groove distinct. Eye diameter and interdistances (Figure 1 A). Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.06; PME 0.06; ALE 0.05; PLE 0.05; AME – AME 0.03; AME – ALE 0.01; PME – PME 0.03; PME – PLE 0.03; AEWR 0.17; PEWR 0.16 (Figure 1 A). Chelicerae dark brown, 2 promarginal teeth, retromargin without tooth. Labium yellowish brown, distal area yellow, sparsely covered with brown hairs. Endites yellow. Sternum scutate and slightly bulging, yellowish brown, sparsely covered with long brown hairs. Legs yellow, covered with brown hairs and black annuli. Measurements of legs: I 2.59 (0.79, 0.83, 0.67, 0.30); II 1.77 (0.52, 0.54, 0.40, 0.31); III 1.86 (0.64, 0.53, 0.38, 0.31); IV 1.36 (0.41, 0.40, 0.27, 0.28). Leg formula: I, III, II, IV. Abdomen spherical (Figure 1 A), dark brown, sparsely covered with long white hairs; median area with 1 transverse short white band; posterior median area with 1 transverse long white band; terminal area with 3 black arcs, scattered with grayish white spots. Ventral side brown, sparsely covered with brown hairs; sides with black twills; posterior area with 1 gray spot. Spinnerets grayish brown. Palp: palpal organ black, anterior margin of tibiae as wide as genital bulb (Figures 1 B – 1 D, 2 A – 2 C); embolus short (Figures 1 B – 1 D, 2 A – 2 C); conductor terminal needle-shaped (Figures 1 B – 1 D, 2 A – 2 C); left side of cymbium with 1 oval depression (Figures 1 B – 1 D, 2 A – 2 C). Female (1 paratype, Figures 3 and 4). Total length 2.02 – 2.11, n = 5. Prosoma 1.00 long, 0.73 wide, opisthosoma 1.18 long, 0.99 wide. Clypeus 0.73 high. Carapace pear-shaped, dark brown (Figure 3 A). Clypeus slightly bulging. Bases of eyes black. Fovea big, inverted triangular. Cervical groove distinct. Eye diameter and interdistances (Figure 3 A). Eye sizes and interdistances (Figure 3 A): AME 0.06; PME 0.06; ALE 0.07; PLE 0.07; AME – AME 0.06; AME – YANG et al. / Turk J Zool ALE 0.03; PME – PME 0.06; PME – PLE 0.06; AEWR 0.20; PEWR 0.22. Chelicerae black-brown, with 2 promarginal teeth, retromargin without tooth. Endites and labium yellow, distal area white, covered with brown hairs. Sternum scutate and yellowish brown, densely covered with long brown hairs. Legs light brown. Measurements of legs: I 3.68 (1.14, 1.14, 0.93, 0.47); II 2.33 (0.67, 0.73, 0.55, 0.38); III 1.82 (0.57, 0.50, 0.42, 0.33); IV 2.90 (0.89, 0.89, 0.67, 0.45). Leg formula: I, IV, II, III. Abdomen (Figure 3 A) spherical, dark brown, densely covered with long white hairs; median area with 1 transverse short white band (Figure 3 A); posterior median area with 1 transverse long white band; terminal area with 3 black arcs, scattered with grayish white spots (Figure 3 A); ventral side YANG et al. / Turk J Zool grayish white; median area brown, densely covered with short brown hairs and a pair of white spots (Figure 3 A); posterior area with a pair of large triangular brown spots (Figure 3 A). Spinnerets brown, densely covered with short brown hairs. Epigynum: atrium transverse, oval, and opening upwards (Figures 3 B, 4 A); copulatory openings semicircular (Figures 3 B, 4 A); copulatory ducts short, extend downward to epigastric furrow (Figures 3 C, 4 B); fertilization ducts originate from the central inner margin of spermathecae (Figures 3 C, 4 B); spermathecae pear-shaped (Figures 3 C, 4 B).	en	B, Sufang Yang, B, Muhammad Irfan, Peng, Xian-Jin (2019): A new species of Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (2): 233-238, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1809-2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1809-2
038D412EFFDFD855CF0460A31FB9F8F6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from Hunan and Chongqing, China (Figure 5). Nomenclatural acts. This work and the nomenclatural acts it contains have been registered in ZooBank. The ZooBank Life Science Identifier (LSID) for this publication is: urn: lsid: zoobank. org: pub: 5317492 B-F 5 AB- 4575 - B 800 - EE 6 A 465747 D 7 Acknowledgments We are grateful to Bing Zhou, Jia-hui Gan, Jin-xin Liu, Tian Tian, Wang Liu, Xian-jin Peng, Yu-hui Gong, Zhou Gu-chun, and Zong-guang Huang for collecting the specimens. This research was sponsored by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC- 30970327, 31272271, 31272272, 31301861). It was also partly supported by the National Special Fund on Basic Research of Science and Technology of China (No. 2014 FY 110100), the Hunan Provincial Program for Development of Key Disciplines in Ecology (grant no. 0713), the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11 JJ 1004 / 12 JJ 3028 / 2017 JJ 3217), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET- 12 - 0717), the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 20100471221 / 201104506), and the program of Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Plans (No. 2010 RS 4006).	en	B, Sufang Yang, B, Muhammad Irfan, Peng, Xian-Jin (2019): A new species of Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Wuling Mountain, China. Turkish Journal of Zoology 43 (2): 233-238, DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1809-2, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3906/zoo-1809-2
