Taxonomy Of The Spiders Family Theridiidae From Mts. Gaoligong, Yunnan Province, China (Arachinida:Araneae)

The present dissertation deals with the taxonomy of the spiders of the family Theridiidae (Arachnida:Araneae) from the Gaoligong Mountains, Yunnan Province, China. Four parts are included:Part Ⅰ deals with the introduction to the Family Theridiidae, and its morphology and taxonomy. The introduction to the Gaoligong Mountains is also included.Part Ⅱ is a detailed study of 105 species belonging to 28 genera. Collection information, detailed description, measurements of all species are given. Etymology of all the new species is presented.Part Ⅲ includes conclusions and discussions. A total of 35 species new to science,1 new to China and 4 single sexual supplemental species are reported.35 new species:Chrysso sublingchuanensis sp. nov. Chrysso longlingensis sp. nov., Chrysso hui sp. nov., Emertonella lunulatum sp. nov., Theridion longiducta sp. nov., Theridion longioembolia sp. nov., Theridion subplaumanni sp. nov., Theridion tengchongensis sp. nov., Theridion sublinimaculatum sp. nov., Theridion subchonetum sp. nov., Theridion dulongensis sp. nov., Theridion heishanensis sp. nov., Theridion nankangensis sp. nov., Theridion danzhuensis sp. nov., Theridion jietouensis sp.nov., Theridion tangi sp. nov., Theridion falciformis sp. nov., Theridion subtengchongensis sp. nov.,Theridion sticta sp.nov., Theridion lumadengensis sp. nov., Theridion heimei sp. nov., Theridion longyangensis sp. nov., Theridion subquadrimaculatum sp. nov., Theridion yinae sp. nov., Theridion lushuiensis sp. nov., Takayus subtakayense sp. nov., Takayus pulcherrima sp. nov., Dipoena fugongensis sp. nov., Dipoena pengi sp. nov., Dipoena tengchongensis sp. nov., Faiditus tangi sp. nov., Faiditus latifolium sp. nov., Episinus longiducta sp. nov., Episinus subaffinis sp. nov., Episinus crin sp. nov.;1 new recorded species:Neospintharus rioensis Kumada, 1990; 4 single sexual supplemental species:Theridion seximaculatum, Zhu,1998, Theridion cheni Zhu,1998, Stemmops nigradbomenus Zhu, 1998, Craspedisia longioembolia Yin et al,2003.Part Ⅳ contains all plates of the color photos and detailed inked morphological figures of the new species, new recorded species and single sexual supplemental species.