taxonID	type	description	language	source
0BECD2CA07F35F2B97AAF096614D651F.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Chrysso albomaculata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 from the Americas.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
0BECD2CA07F35F2B97AAF096614D651F.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. We provide the diagnostic characteristics of the true Chrysso in the current paper. The true Chrysso (figs 1 – 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21 – 31, 34, 35 in Levi 1957; figs 7, 8, 12 in Buckup and Marques 1996) can be distinguished from other theridiid genera by the following combination of characteristics: (1) opisthosoma longer than wide or high, posterior part extending beyond spinnerets; (2) median apophysis almost as large as tegular apophysis; (3) embolus arising from prolateral part of embolic base and retrolaterally elongating, then curved in clockwise direction; (4) copulatory ducts sac-like; and (5) spermathecae spherical.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5058C35A9F5358F886C1E445FB2CDA24.taxon	description	Figs 2, 3 C, D, 4 C, D, G, H, K, L	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5058C35A9F5358F886C1E445FB2CDA24.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. See above diagnosis under Meg. decimaculata sp. nov.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5058C35A9F5358F886C1E445FB2CDA24.taxon	description	Description. See Zhang and Zhang (2012).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5058C35A9F5358F886C1E445FB2CDA24.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hubei, new provincial record; Hainan), Japan.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
03F29F4BAD23504A8987313BE9D8AD8A.taxon	description	Figs 1, 3 A, B, 4 A, B, E, F, I, J	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
03F29F4BAD23504A8987313BE9D8AD8A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is a combination of the Latin prefix deci - (ten) and the Latin adjective maculatus (with spots), referring to the 10 black spots on the dorsal opisthosoma.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
03F29F4BAD23504A8987313BE9D8AD8A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Megama decimaculata sp. nov. can be distinguished from Meg. bimaculata (Yoshida, 1998), comb. nov. (cf. Figs 1, 3 A, B and Figs 2, 3 C, D) by: (1) median apophysis almost 2 / 3 the length of bulb, prolateral angle of median apophysis pointed (vs median apophysis almost 1 / 3 the length of bulb, prolateral angle of median apophysis rounded with rough surface); (2) embolic tip pointing to 12 o’clock direction in ventral view (vs 10 o’clock direction); (3) copulatory ducts long and obvious (vs very short, unobvious); and (4) spermathecae longer than wide (vs wider than long).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
03F29F4BAD23504A8987313BE9D8AD8A.taxon	description	Description. Male: total length 1.88; carapace length 0.86, width 0.74; opisthosoma length 1.00, width 0.77; eye diameters: AME 0.06, ALE 0.06, PME 0.07, PLE 0.07; eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.09, ALE – AME 0.04, PME – PME 0.10, PLE – PME 0.07, AME – PME 0.06, ALE – PLE 0.01; leg measurements: I 5.98 (1.70, 0.31, 1.53, 1.84, 0.60), II 3.53 (1.06, 0.25, 0.81, 0.95, 0.46), III 2.31 (0.72, 0.20, 0.46, 0.60, 0.33), IV 3.56 (1.09, 0.22, 0.87, 0.96, 0.42). Palp (Fig. 1): median apophysis triangular, with long dorsal part almost as long as ventral part. Tegular apophysis tiny, almost 1 / 5 of the median apophysis. Embolic tip pointing to 12 o’clock direction. Other characters as in generic description. Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 4 A, E, I): carapace laterally with black markings. Distal part of patella, tibia, and metatarsus of legs with black spots. Dorsal opisthosoma with five pairs black spots. Other characters as in generic description. Female: total length 3.20; carapace length 1.14, width 1.05; opisthosoma length 1.97, width 1.52; eye diameters: AME 0.05, ALE 0.06, PME 0.06, PLE 0.06; eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.12, ALE – AME 0.05, PME – PME 0.10, PLE – PME 0.07, AME – PME 0.07, ALE – PLE 0.01; leg measurements: I 8.82 (2.63, 0.37, 2.25, 2.84, 0.73), II 4.91 (1.62, 0.26, 1.06, 1.40, 0.57), III 3.11 (0.96, 0.30, 0.60, 0.81, 0.44), IV 5.69 (1.80, 0.34, 1.35, 1.62, 0.58). Epigyne (Fig. 3 A, B): epigyne medially with septum. Copulatory ducts thick and long, almost as long as spermathecae. Spermathecae anteriorly located. Other characters as in generic description. Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 4 B, F, J): as in male, but carapace generally light yellow, dorsal part of opisthosoma with white and yellow patches.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
03F29F4BAD23504A8987313BE9D8AD8A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality (China: Hubei).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
07CF519C4AD15030B5533E2A3CED2834.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Megama decimaculata sp. nov. from China.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
07CF519C4AD15030B5533E2A3CED2834.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The generic name is a combination of the Greek word mega (large) and ma (abbreviation of median apophysis), referring to the large median apophysis of this new genus. The gender is feminine.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
07CF519C4AD15030B5533E2A3CED2834.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Members of the genus Megama gen. nov. can be distinguished from the true Chrysso (cf. Figs 1 – 3 and figs 1 – 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21 – 31, 34, 35 in Levi 1957; figs 7, 8, 12 in Buckup and Marques 1996) by: (1) median apophysis posteriorly elongating, with a thin and long dorsal part almost as long as ventral part (vs median apophysis triangular, without elongation); (2) tegular apophysis tiny, almost 1 / 5 – 1 / 3 of the median apophysis (vs almost as large as median apophysis); (3) embolus relatively shorter than bulb, with a pointed embolic projection (vs relatively longer than bulb, lacking embolic projection); (4) copulatory ducts tube-like (vs sac-like); and (5) spermathecae longer than wide or wider than long (vs spherical).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
07CF519C4AD15030B5533E2A3CED2834.taxon	description	Description. Habitus (Fig. 4): male total length 1.48 – 1.88, female 1.80 – 3.20. Habitus generally light yellow. Carapace oval. Sternum triangular. Chelicerae with two promarginal teeth, without retromarginal teeth. Leg formula 1423. Retrolateral part of patella of legs with apophysis. Opisthosoma oval, posterior part extending beyond spinnerets; dorsal part of opisthosoma with black spots. Colulus or colular setae absent. Male palp (Figs 1, 2): tibia almost half the length of cymbium, basal retrolateral part with two trichobothria. Cymbium longer than wide, with the basal part narrowest; cymbial hood longer than 1 / 4 length of cymbium, with curved apical part; tarsal organ larger than setal sockets. Subtegulum and tegulum with prolateral part shorter than retrolateral part. Median apophysis with triangular ventral part, and long dorsal part almost as long as ventral part. Tegular apophysis tiny, almost 1 / 5 – 1 / 3 of the median apophysis. Conductor cow-ear-like, connecting with tegulum via membrane. Embolus with a pointed projection; embolic tip curved in anticlockwise direction. Epigyne (Fig. 3): epigyne slightly sclerotized. Copulatory ducts tube-like, thinner than spermathecae. Spermathecae oval. Fertilization ducts curved, arising from posterior part of spermathecae.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
07CF519C4AD15030B5533E2A3CED2834.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, Japan.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
290D109913BF570CA33A2EFAD59A44CD.taxon	description	Figs 5 A, B, 7 A, E, I	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
290D109913BF570CA33A2EFAD59A44CD.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin word cordatus, meaning “ heart-shaped ”, and refers the shape of the copulatory ducts.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
290D109913BF570CA33A2EFAD59A44CD.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The female of Meo. cordata sp. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by: (1) the diameter of atrium, main part of copulatory ducts and spermathecae almost equal; and (2) copulatory ducts heart shaped.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
290D109913BF570CA33A2EFAD59A44CD.taxon	description	Description. Female: total length 3.19; carapace length 0.85, width 1.09; opisthosoma length 2.33, width 2.21; eye diameters: AME 0.07, ALE 0.09, PME 0.11, PLE 0.11; eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.10, ALE – AME 0.01, PME – PME 0.07, PLE – PME 0.03, AME – PME 0.05, ALE – PLE 0.00; leg measurements: I 7.52 (2.67, 0.35, 1.35, 2.51, 0.64), II 4.34 (1.45, 0.27, 0.79, 1.35, 0.48), III 2.88 (1.00, 0.24, 0.57, 0.66, 0.41), IV 5.33 (1.79, 0.34, 1.02, 1.70, 0.48). Leg formula 1423. Epigyne (Fig. 5 A, B): epigyne posteriorly with a rounded atrium. Main part of copulatory ducts almost as wide as atrium, heart-shaped, coiled twice; distal part thin. Spermathecae kidney-shaped, medially situated, almost as wide as main part of copulatory ducts. Fertilization ducts arising from posterior part of spermathecae. Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 7 A, E, I): carapace rounded and pale yellow, laterally with reddish-brown markings. Sternum, chelicerae, and labium pale yellow. Legs and palp pale yellow, with black, flattened spines (missing), black markings and reddish-brown spots. Opisthosoma rounded and pale yellow, with white patches and black spots; dorsum with black flattened spines (missing), laterally with two pairs humps and posteriorly with a black, tail-shaped extension. Male: unknown.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
290D109913BF570CA33A2EFAD59A44CD.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality (China: Hubei).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F0BAE54BD1A0535F936CDC5FFB71EB68.taxon	description	Figs 6, 7 B, C, F, G, J, K	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F0BAE54BD1A0535F936CDC5FFB71EB68.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Meotipa lingchuanensis (Zhu & Zhang, 1992), comb. nov. is similar to Meo. pseudomultuma Liang, Yin & Xu, 2024 (cf. Fig. 6 and figs 3 D – F, 4, 5 D – F, 6 in Liang et al. 2024) in having a pointed conductor tip and laterally situated copulatory ducts, but it can be distinguished from Meo. pseudomultuma by: (1) sperm duct in tegulum strongly curved (vs slightly curved); (2) conductor tip curved in ventral view (vs straight); (3) conductor wide, almost 1 / 2 the width of bulb (vs narrow, almost 1 / 4 the width of bulb); (4) epigynal atrium present (vs absent); and (5) posterior margin of epigyne curved (vs straight).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F0BAE54BD1A0535F936CDC5FFB71EB68.taxon	description	Description. See Zhu (1998).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F0BAE54BD1A0535F936CDC5FFB71EB68.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Fujian, new provincial record; Guangdong; Guangxi; Hainan; Jiangxi).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
ED41832333A35A1DA0CE72671E15289C.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895 from India.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
ED41832333A35A1DA0CE72671E15289C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. See Deeleman-Reinhold (2009).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
ED41832333A35A1DA0CE72671E15289C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. East, South, and Southeast Asia; Pacific Islands (WSC 2025).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5C9127FECB2952339356E4205D70E2B2.taxon	description	Figs 5 C, D, 7 D, H, L	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5C9127FECB2952339356E4205D70E2B2.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific name is derived from the Latin word vittiforma, meaning “ banded ” and refers the reddish-brown transverse lines on the dorsal opisthosoma.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5C9127FECB2952339356E4205D70E2B2.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The female of Meotipa vittiforma sp. nov. is similar to Meo. pseudomultuma Liang, Yin & Xu, 2024 (cf. Figs 5 C, D and figs 3 D – F, 4 in Liang et al. 2024) in having similar copulatory duct surrounding spherical spermatheca, but it can be distinguished from Meo. pseudomultuma by: (1) epigyne with an atrium (vs without atrium); and (2) copulatory openings touching (vs separated).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5C9127FECB2952339356E4205D70E2B2.taxon	description	Description. Female: total length 2.86; carapace length 1.07, width 0.92; opisthosoma length 1.81, width 1.56; eye diameters: AME 0.08, ALE 0.06, PME 0.08, PLE 0.07; eye interdistances: AME – AME 0.08, ALE – AME 0.02, PME – PME 0.06, PLE – PME 0.08, AME – PME 0.07, ALE – PLE 0.01; leg measurements: I 7.31 (2.63, 0.32, 1.34, 2.40, 0.62), II 4.14 (1.44, 0.26, 0.65, 1.33, 0.46), III 2.70 (0.98, 0.23, 0.48, 0.63, 0.38), IV 5.12 (1.75, 0.33, 0.99, 1.58, 0.47). Leg formula 1423. Epigyne (Fig. 5 C, D): epigyne with a rugby-ball-shaped atrium, laterally with triangular pockets. Copulatory openings situated in anterior part of atrium. Copulatory ducts coiled once. Spermathecae spherical. Fertilization ducts arising from posterior part of spermathecae. Colouration in ethanol (Fig. 7 D, H, L): carapace rounded and pale yellow, medially with a wide red line. Sternum, chelicerae, labium, palps, and legs pale yellow. Opisthosoma pale yellow, posteriorly extending with black, flattened spines; dorsum with white patches and reddish-brown transverse lines; venter laterally with black transverse line. Male: unknown.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5C9127FECB2952339356E4205D70E2B2.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality (China: Hainan).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
A3F677ADC8FB59D8B9A7D5E147AFCD60.taxon	description	Figs 8, 13 A, D, G	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
A3F677ADC8FB59D8B9A7D5E147AFCD60.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Physcoa oxycera (Zhu & Song, 1993), comb. nov. is similar to P. cyclocera (Zhu, 1998), comb. nov. (cf. Fig. 8 and fig. 34 D, E in Zhu 1998) in having an embolic projection, but can be distinguished from P. cyclocera by: (1) retrolateral tibia with one trichobothrium (vs with two trichobothria); (2) prolateral distal cymbium with a projection (vs cymbium without projection); and (3) embolic base with a tiny, tooth-like projection (vs without basal projection).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
A3F677ADC8FB59D8B9A7D5E147AFCD60.taxon	description	Description. See Zhu (1998).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
A3F677ADC8FB59D8B9A7D5E147AFCD60.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hubei, new provincial record; Fujian).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
D071A21179E157C59CA1DBE53E70B6AF.taxon	description	Figs 9, 10 A, B, 13 B, C, E, F, H, I	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
D071A21179E157C59CA1DBE53E70B6AF.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Physcoa scintillans Thorell, 1895, comb. rev. is similar to P. trimaculata (Zhu, Zhang & Xu, 1991), comb. nov. (cf. Figs 9, 10 A, B and Figs 10 C, D, 11) in having digitiform median apophysis in ventral view, similar embolic shape, epigynal atrium posteriorly situated, but can be distinguished from P. trimaculata by: (1) prolateral part of tegulum almost as long as wide (vs wider than long); (2) embolic tip almost as wide as median apophysis (vs thinner than median apophysis); (3) atrium as wide as and half the length of epigynal field (vs almost 3 / 5 the width and 1 / 8 the length of epigynal field); and (4) copulatory duct situated at anterior part of spermatheca (vs situated between spermathecae).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
D071A21179E157C59CA1DBE53E70B6AF.taxon	description	Description. See Kim (2021).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
D071A21179E157C59CA1DBE53E70B6AF.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Anhui; Fujian; Guizhou; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Sichuan; Taiwan; Yunnan; Zhejiang), India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Philippines.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F016F22DE27E5EE0B98C22998C8C0937.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Physcoa scintillans Thorell, 1895, comb. rev. from Myanmar.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F016F22DE27E5EE0B98C22998C8C0937.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Members of the genus Physcoa Thorell, 1895, stat. rev. can be distinguished from the true Chrysso (cf. Figs 8 – 12; fig. 34 A – E in Zhu 1998; fig. 111.1 – 3 in Song et al. 2006; figs 481 – 492 in Sen et al. 2015 and figs 1 – 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21 – 31, 34, 35 in Levi 1957; figs 7, 8, 12 in Buckup and Marques 1996) by the following combination of characteristics: (1) cymbium with a prolateral distal projection (except P. cyclocera (Zhu, 1998), comb. nov.) (vs cymbium without projection); (2) embolus C-shaped, with embolic projection in some species (vs filiform and complexly elongating, without embolic projection); and (3) copulatory ducts spherical, smaller than spermathecae (except P. cyclocera (Zhu, 1998), comb. nov.) (vs sac-like, much larger than spermathecae). Members of the genus Physcoa Thorell, 1895, stat. rev. is similar to Argyrodes Simon, 1864 (cf. Figs 8, 9, 11, 12 and fig. 52 in Agnarsson et al. 2007; figs 2 – 8 in Kaya et al. 2010) in having a posterior extension on dorsal opisthosoma and the presence of prolateral cymbial projection, but it can be distinguished by: (1) bulb-cymbium-lock mechanism hood-like (vs hook-like); (2) tegular apophysis short, not visible before expanded, covered by bulb (vs long, protrusive, and visible before expanded); (3) embolus C-shaped (vs triangular); and (4) copulatory ducts spherical (vs tubular).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F016F22DE27E5EE0B98C22998C8C0937.taxon	description	Description. Habitus (Figs 13, 14): male total length 2.01 – 3.92, female 2.48 – 7.70. Carapace rounded or oval. Sternum triangular. Chelicerae with two or three promarginal teeth, without retromarginal teeth. Leg formula 1423. Retrolateral part of patella of legs with apophysis. Dorsal part of opisthosoma laterally with two humps and posterior part with extension beyond spinnerets. Colulus or colular setae absent. Male palp (Figs 8, 9, 11, 12): tibia wider than long, with distal part almost 2 – 3 times wider than basal part in ventral view; retrolateral part with one or two trichobothria. Cymbium almost as long as wide or slightly longer than wide, prolateral-distal part with a projection; cymbial hood located at retrolateral-distal margin of cymbium, wider than long; tarsal organ enlarged, three times larger than setal sockets. Subtegulum bowl-like. Tegulum retrolaterally with a rounded pit. Median apophysis visible and tegular apophysis not visible in ventral view; tegular apophysis almost as large as median apophysis. Conductor incrassate, membranous, supporting embolic tip. Embolus wide, C-shaped, basal hook spherical, forming a lock mechanism with tegular pit. Epigyne (Fig. 10): epigyne with a short atrium, wider than 2 / 3 the width of epigynal field. Copulatory ducts almost spherical. Spermathecae spherical, wider than copulatory ducts. Fertilization ducts originating from posterior part of spermathecae.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
F016F22DE27E5EE0B98C22998C8C0937.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5CE8BBC6FD8F5AF69A65521C7FFCA797.taxon	description	Figs 10 C, D, 11, 14 A, B, E, F, I, J	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5CE8BBC6FD8F5AF69A65521C7FFCA797.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. See above diagnosis under Physcoa scintillans Thorell, 1895, comb. rev.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5CE8BBC6FD8F5AF69A65521C7FFCA797.taxon	description	Description. See Chotwong and Tanikawa (2013).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
5CE8BBC6FD8F5AF69A65521C7FFCA797.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hubei, new provincial record; Yunnan, new provincial record; Fujian; Hainan; Hunan; Guizhou; Taiwan), Thailand.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
DFAA836CA5A65CF8A34465D0867ADA03.taxon	description	Figs 10 E, F, 14 C, G, K	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
DFAA836CA5A65CF8A34465D0867ADA03.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The female of Physcoa trispinula (Zhu, 1998), comb. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by the posterior margin of epigyne with a labiate sclerotized part.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
DFAA836CA5A65CF8A34465D0867ADA03.taxon	description	Description. See Zhu (1998).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
DFAA836CA5A65CF8A34465D0867ADA03.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Hubei, new provincial record; Hainan; Hunan; Zhejiang).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
7E0E57BDF8C15E56896EFC4C70C68FCC.taxon	description	Figs 12, 14 D, H, L	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
7E0E57BDF8C15E56896EFC4C70C68FCC.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The male of Physcoa wenxianensis (Zhu, 1998), comb. nov. can be distinguished from all congeners by: (1) retrolateral part of cymbial projection with a digitiform projection; (2) median apophysis rolled in prolateral view; and (3) embolic tip covered by conductor in ventral view.	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
7E0E57BDF8C15E56896EFC4C70C68FCC.taxon	description	Description. See Zhu (1998).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
7E0E57BDF8C15E56896EFC4C70C68FCC.taxon	distribution	Distribution. China (Gansu; Hunan).	en	Hu, Changhao, Zhong, Rui, Liu, Jie, Li, Zichang (2026): A revision of Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 sensu lato (Araneae, Theridiidae). ZooKeys 1266: 193-218, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1266.172838
