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Theridiidae Parasteatoda

Parasteatoda celsabdomina (Zhu, 1998)

Brown-streaked Dorsal Hump Spider

The species name is derived from a combination of the Latin words for "abdomen" and "celsus", with the latter meaning "lofty", "prominent" or "elevated". This refers to the dorsal hump towards the posterior of the abdomen of the female. This hump appears most prominent in lateral view. The colouration of individuals may vary within this species, but dark brown markings and streaks are always present.

Length♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ 2 mm
Type LocalityJianfengling, Hainan, China
DistributionSingapore, Thailand, Laos, China.
HabitatAmong foliage in disturbed forests.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references*

  1. Achaearanea celsabdomina (Original description ♂♀)

    Zhu, 1998 Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae: 82, f. 45A-E

  2. Achaearanea celsabdomina (♂♀)

    Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 86, f. 38G-H, O-P

  3. Parasteatoda celsabdomina (Transferred from Achaearanea)

    Yoshida, 2008 A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae): 39 doi:10.2476/asjaa.57.37

  4. Parasteatoda celsabdomina (♂♀)

    Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2011b Spiders from Laos with forty-three new records and first results from the provinces Bolikhamsay and Champasak (Arachnida: Araneae): 15, f. 11-20, 32-38 doi:10.2476/asjaa.60.9

  5. Parasteatoda celsabdomina (♀)

    Sekhar & Sunil Jose, 2016 First record of Parasteatoda celsabdomina (Zhu, 1998) (Aranaea [sic]: Theridiidae) from India: 188, f. 1, 2A-C, 3A-B

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Parasteatoda celsabdomina (Zhu, 1998)

Singapore, Thailand, Laos, China.

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