Cheiracanthium antungense

Cheiracanthium antungense, commonly known in Mandarin Chinese as "安通紅螯蛛" or Antong red chelate spider, is a species of yellow sac spider in the family Cheiracanthiidae. It is endemic to the low mountain areas in eastern Taiwan. ^[1]

Cheiracanthium antungense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Cheiracanthiidae
Genus:	Cheiracanthium
Species:	C. antungense
Binomial name
Cheiracanthium antungense Chen et Huang, 2012

Description

Cheiracanthium antungense are distinguished from the similar Cheiracanthium filiapophysium by their wide, sickle-shaped tibial apophysis and lack of a median apophysis on the male pedipalp.^[1] Their carapace is yellowish brown, with no thoracic groove. Their chelicerae and maxilla are brown. They have a pale yellow abdomen, with a pale grayish brown pattern.

Etymology

The name of C. antungense is derived from Antung, a village in Eastern Taiwan included in their range.^[1]