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Checklist for Subfamily Latrodectinae Petrunkevitch, 1928
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
173
674
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
434
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
61
426
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
133
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
34
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
2 Genera with 15 Species
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider10SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1896False black widows5SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
15 Species
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Steatoda anchorata Holmberg, 1876
Steatoda ancorata Holmberg, 1876Cobweb spiders
Steatoda laeta O. Pickard-C..., 1902
Steatoda moesta Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders