title: Description of two unknown females of Epeus Peckham & Peckham from China (Araneae: Salticidae).
abstract: The jumping spider genus Epeus Peckham & Peckham presently includes 15 species, mainly from South and Southeast Asia (World Spider Catalog 2015). Species of this genus have the cymbium of male palp flattened and elongated, with a basal apophysis retrolaterally, pointing postero-ventrally; tegulum with a tongue-like process; filiform embolus; and epigyne with long copulatory ducts with several loops.
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, West China Normal University, Nanchong, 637002, China; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Xiang-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region (Ministry of Education), School of Life Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.; Email: zhangzs327@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zhi-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Life Science, West China Normal University, Nanchong, 637002, China; Email: Aiminshi2003@126.com.
authors.forename: Ai-Ming
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development