The spiny theridiid genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 in India, with description of a strange new species with translucent abdomen and a phylogenetic analysis about the genus placement (Araneae, Theridiidae) Author Kulkarni, Siddharth Author Vartak, Atul Author Deshpande, Vishwas Author Halali, Dheeraj text Zootaxa 2017 4291 3 504 520 journal article 32787 10.11646/zootaxa.4291.3.4 f742f080-dffe-4c81-aa44-88279b2b3243 1175-5326 827654 E0BE91B8-B879-4F0F-99D8-CB3CA8119B8B Meotipa andamanensis ( Tikader, 1977 ) new combination Argyrodes andamanensis Tikader, 1977 : 170 , f.7A–B (Df) Holotype (not eXamined): Female , ZSI, Chiriatapu , South Andaman , India . Original description and illustration of Argyrodes andamanensis mentioned black FS on legs and abdomen, shape of abdomen and colour pattern of white and brown patches ( Tikader 1977 ). These characters as well as the illustrations provided by the author match closely with the type species M. picturata and thus leaves no doubt that A. andamanensis should be transferred to the genus Meotipa following the current diagnosis by Deeleman- Reinhold (2009) . Therefore we propose the new combination here as Meotipa andamanensis ( Tikader, 1977 ) n. comb. Distribution. Known from Chiriatapu, South Andaman, India .