Spheropistha nigroris is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Taiwan.[2] The type series – the holotype male and three females – was collected from Orchid Island.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Spheropistha |
| Species: | S. nigroris
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| Binomial name | |
| Spheropistha nigroris (Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000)
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| Spheropistha nigroris is known from Orchid Island, Taiwan | |
| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Argyrodes nigroris Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000[1] | |
Male Spheropistha nigroris measures 1.95 mm (0.1 in) and females measure 2.21–4.37 mm (0.1–0.2 in) in total length. Basal color is black. The abdomen bears a pair of small grayish flecks. The femora are yellowish brown. Metatarsi and tarsi are brown.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Yoshida, Hajime; Tso, I.-Min & Severinghaus, Lucia Liu (2000). "The spider family Theridiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Orchid Island, Taiwan: descriptions of six new and one newly recorded species" (PDF). Zoological Studies. 39 (2): 123–132.
- ^ a b c "Spheropistha nigroris (Yoshida, Tso & Severinghaus, 2000)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Spheropistha nigroris". Catalogue of Life in Taiwan (TaiCOL). Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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