Korean Journal of Environmental Biology (환경생물)

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Description of Spheropistha melanosoma Yaginuma, 1957 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Korea

  • Sue Yeon Lee (Life and Environment Research Institute, Konkuk University) ;
  • Jung Sun Yoo (Species Diversity Research Division, National Institute of Biological Resources) ;
  • Chang Moon Jang (Division of Life Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Incheon National University) ;
  • Seung Tae Kim (Life and Environment Research Institute, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2023.01.19
  • Accepted : 2023.02.14
  • Published : 2023.03.31
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Abstract

A male Spheropistha melanosoma Yaginuma, 1957 from Korea in the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 is described with measurements and morphological photos of the diagnostic characteristics. This species was collected with a sweep net around arable lands in a mountainous mixed forest during the investigation of spider fauna on Ulleungdo Island in 2019.

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Acknowledgement

The study was supported by a grant from the Rural Development Administration(RDA)(PJ 015071042023) of Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea.

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