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Checklist for Subfamily Latrodectinae Petrunkevitch, 1928
and region Continents


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
884
13693
139040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
716
10940
121991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
171
5591
67000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
150
5398
65733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
101
4817
59619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
95
4772
59347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
16
1444
16328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
190
3589
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
225
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
3 Genera with 225 Species
Crustulina Menge, 186119SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider46SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 2001False black widows176SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
225 Species and 16 Subspecies
Crustulina albovittata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Crustulina ambigua Eugène Simon, 1889
Crustulina bicruciata Eugène Simon, 1908
Crustulina conspicua Octavius Pic..., 1872
Crustulina erythropus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Crustulina grayi Pater Chrysa..., 1975
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina hermonensis Levy & Amitai, 1979
Crustulina incerta Albert Tullgren, 1910
Crustulina jeanneli Lucien Berland, 1920
Crustulina lineiventris (Pavesi, 1884)⇒ Crustulina scabripes Eugène Simon, 1881
Crustulina lugubris Pater Chrysa..., 1975
Crustulina molesta Pavesi, 1883
Crustulina obesa Lucien Berland, 1920
Crustulina scabripes Eugène Simon, 1881
Crustulina signata (Simon, 1881)⇒ Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Crustulina starmuehlneri Kritscher, 1966
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Latrodectus ancorifer (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus antherata
Latrodectus antheratus Badcock, 1932
Latrodectus apicalis Arthur Gardi..., 1877Galapagos black widow
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus carteri Badcock, 1932
Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus conglobatus C.L. Koch, 1838
Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980Widow Spider
Latrodectus cretaceus Badcock, 1932
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus dahli Herbert Walt..., 1959
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus distincta Blackwall, 1859
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus erythromelas Schmidt & Klaas, 1991
Latrodectus garbae Rueda & Realpe, 2021
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus hurtadoi Rueda & Realpe, 2021
Latrodectus hystrix Eugène Simon, 1890
Latrodectus indicus (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus lilianae Melic, 2000
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus mactans hasselti (Chrysanthus, 1975)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus menavodi Vinson, 1863
Latrodectus mirabilis Holmberg, 1876
Latrodectus obscurior Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus occidentalis Valdez-Mondr..., 2023
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Latrodectus quartus Abalos, 1980
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus rhodesiensis Mackay, 1972
Latrodectus scelio (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus schuchii C.L. Koch, 1836
Latrodectus thoracicus Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Latrodectus umbukwane B. M. O. G. ..., 2019
Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Steatoda adumbrata Eugène Simon, 1908
Steatoda aethiopica Eugène Simon, 1909
Steatoda alamosa Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda albilunata Namkung, 1964
Steatoda albocincta Lucas, 1846
Steatoda alboclathrata Eugène Simon, 1897
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda albomaculata albomaculata De Geer, 1778
Steatoda albomaculata infuscata Schenkel, 1925
Steatoda alticeps Keyserling, 1886
Steatoda americana (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda amurica Embrik Strand, 1907
Steatoda anchorata Holmberg, 1876
Steatoda ancora Grube, 1861
Steatoda ancorata Holmberg, 1876Cobweb spiders
Steatoda andina Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Steatoda anticus L. Berland, 1939
Steatoda apacheana Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda atascadera Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Steatoda atrocyanea Eugène Simon, 1880
Steatoda autumnalis Richard C. B..., 1898
Steatoda badia Carl Friedri..., 1961
Steatoda bertkaui Tord Tamerla..., 1881
Steatoda bimaculata Menge, 1869
Steatoda bipuncata
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda bradyi Strand, 1907
Steatoda brasiliana Keyserling, 1884
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda carbonaria Eugène Simon, 1907
Steatoda carbonaria carbonaria Simon, 1907
Steatoda carbonaria minor Simon, 1907
Steatoda caspia Ponomarev, 2007
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda cavernicola Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Steatoda chinchipe Herbert Walt..., 1962
Steatoda cingulata (Thorell, 1890)⇒ Steatoda subannulata Wladislaus K..., 1911
Steatoda clara O. Pickard-C..., 1898
Steatoda compressa (F. P.-Cambr., 1902)⇒ Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Steatoda concolor Caporiacco, 1933
Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904
Steatoda corollata Linnaeus, 1758
Steatoda craniformis Zhu & Da-xia..., 1992
Steatoda dahli Josef Nosek, 1905
Steatoda diamantina Herbert Walt..., 1962
Steatoda dickjonesi Bosselaers &..., 2024
Steatoda distincta (John Blackwall, 1859)⇒ Steatoda variata Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda ephippiata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda fagei George Newbo..., 1964
Steatoda fallax John Blackwall, 1865
Steatoda felina Eugène Simon, 1907
Steatoda foravae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1992
Steatoda formos Karsch, 1873
Steatoda fulva (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda grossa grossa C. L. Koch, 1838
Steatoda grossa obliterata Franganillo, 1918
Steatoda grossa strandi Ermolajev, 1934
Steatoda gui Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Steatoda hamata C.L. Koch, 1839
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda hui Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Steatoda ifricola Lecigne, Lip..., 2020
Steatoda iheringi Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Steatoda incomposita J. Denis, 1957
Steatoda ingeae Van Keer, 2024
Steatoda kiwuensis Embrik Strand, 1913
Steatoda koeni Van Keer, 2024
Steatoda kuytunensis Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Steatoda laeta O. Pickard-C..., 1902
Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873
Steatoda latrodectoides Pelegrin Fra..., 1913
Steatoda lawrencei Paolo Marcel..., 1983
Steatoda lenzi Strand, 1907
Steatoda leonardi Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Steatoda lepida (Cambridge, 1879)⇒ Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990
Steatoda linzhiensis Hsen Hsu Hu, 2001
Steatoda livens Eugène Simon, 1894
Steatoda longurio Eugène Simon, 1909
Steatoda lugubris (Schenkel, 1963)⇒ Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802
Steatoda lunate Thorell, 1856
Steatoda mainlingensis Hu & S. Q. Li, 1987
Steatoda mainlingoides Chang-Min Yi..., 2003
Steatoda marmorata Eugène Simon, 1910
Steatoda marta Herbert Walt..., 1962
Steatoda maura Eugène Simon, 1909
Steatoda medialis (Banks, 1898)⇒ Steatoda washona Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda meridionalis (Kulczynski, 1894)⇒ Asagena meridionalis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda micans Henry Rought..., 1922
Steatoda minima J. Denis, 1955
Steatoda moerens Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Steatoda moesta Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda mormorata Simon, 1910
Steatoda morsitans Octavius Pic..., 1885
Steatoda nahuana Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda nasata Pater Chrysa..., 1975
Steatoda ngipina Alberto Barr..., 1995Cuckoo wasps
Steatoda nigrimaculata Zhang, Jun C..., 2001
Steatoda nigrocincta Octavius Pic..., 1885
Steatoda nigrofemorata (Levi, 1957)⇒ Steatoda ancorata Holmberg, 1876
Steatoda niveosignata Eugène Simon, 1908
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda nubilosa Urquhart, 1893
Steatoda octonotata Eugène Simon, 1908
Steatoda pallens Zamani & Mar..., 2025
Steatoda palomara Ralph Vary C..., 1935
Steatoda panja Barrion, Bar..., 2013
Steatoda pardalia Chang-Min Yi..., 2003
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda paykulliana obsoleta Strand, 1908
Steatoda paykulliana paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda pengyangensis Hu & Zhang, 2012
Steatoda perakensis Eugène Simon, 1901
Steatoda perspicillata Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer, 1801)⇒ Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda picea Tord Tamerla..., 1899
Steatoda porteri Eugène Simon, 1900
Steatoda pulchra Keyserling, 1884
Steatoda punctulata (Marx, 1898)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Steatoda pusulosa Keyserling, 1878
Steatoda pyrenaea
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda quaesita Octavius Pic..., 1896
Steatoda quinquenotata John Blackwall, 1865
Steatoda retorta González, 1987
Steatoda rhombifera Grube, 1861
Steatoda rubrocalceolata Eugène Simon, 1907
Steatoda rufoannulata Eugène Simon, 1899
Steatoda sabulosa Albert Tullgren, 1901
Steatoda sagax John Blackwall, 1865
Steatoda saltensis Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda saraiensis (Nosek, 1905)⇒ Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Steatoda semideserta A. V. Ponomarev, 2005
Steatoda septemmaculata (Levi, 1957)⇒ Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Steatoda seriata Eugène Simon, 1899
Steatoda signata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1876)⇒ Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Steatoda singoides Albert Tullgren, 1910
Steatoda sordidata Octavius Pic..., 1885
Steatoda speciosa Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Steatoda spina Gao & Li, 2014
Steatoda subannulata Wladislaus K..., 1911
Steatoda succini A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Steatoda tepidariorum (Thorell, 1856)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Steatoda terastiosa Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Steatoda terebrui Gao & Li, 2014
Steatoda tigrina Albert Tullgren, 1910
Steatoda tortoisea Chang-Min Yi..., 2003
Steatoda transversa (Richard C. B..., 1898)⇒ Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Steatoda trianguloides Gershom Levy, 1991
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda triangulosa concolor Caporiacco, 1933
Steatoda triangulosa triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802
Steatoda tristis (Albert Tullgren, 1910)⇒ Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Steatoda tristis ruwenzorica Strand, 1913
Steatoda tristis tristis Tullgren, 1910
Steatoda truncata Urquhart, 1887
Steatoda ulleungensis Paik, 1995
Steatoda uncata Zhang, Jun C..., 2001
Steatoda variabilis Lucien Berland, 1920
Steatoda variata Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda variata china Gertsch, 1960
Steatoda variata variata Gertsch, 1960
Steatoda variipes Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Steatoda vaulogeri Eugène Simon, 1909
Steatoda venator Jean Victor ..., 1826
Steatoda verae Van Keer, 2024
Steatoda violacea Embrik Strand, 1906
Steatoda wangi Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Steatoda wanshou Yin, 2012
Steatoda washona Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda xerophila Levy & Amitai, 1982
Steatoda xishuiensis Zhang, Jun C..., 2001