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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
349
1409
3635
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
315
1327
3497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
66
535
1487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
63
528
1476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
53
508
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
53
508
1418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
246
722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
45
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
45 Genera with 143 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18857SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Carniella Thaler & Ste..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18339SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 183311SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotarsus Thorell, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider13SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17574SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows9SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders26SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
143 Species
Achaearanea acoreensis (Berland, 1932)⇒ Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea lunata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Achaearanea riparia (Blackwall, 1834)⇒ Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Achaearanea simulans (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Achaearanea veruculata (Urquhart, 1885)⇒ Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea veruculatum Urquhart, 1885
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Carniella brignolii Konrad Thale..., 1988
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso spiniventris O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Kim Ji boulengeri spider
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea acoreensis (Berland, 1932)⇒ Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Dipoena coracina (Carl Ludwig ..., 1837)⇒ Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena erythropus Eugène Simon, 1881
Dipoena inornata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861
Dipoena lugens Octavius Pic..., 1909
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Dipoena pristea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dipoena prona (Menge, 1868)⇒ Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Dipoena tristis (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Enoplognatha mordax Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha tecta (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis laeta Johan Peter ..., 1861
Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hadrotarsus ornatus Vernon Victo..., 1943
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Keijia tincta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
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 indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
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
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meotipa spiniventris O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta impressum L. Koch, 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Phylloneta sisyphium Clerck, 1757
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea cona José Valentí..., 1996
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus kuehnae Bauchhenss &..., 1993
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer, 1801)⇒ Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bellicosus Simon, 1873
Theridion bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Neottiura bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1767
Theridion blackwalli (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion hassleri Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion instabile (Jackson, 1914)⇒ Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion instabilis O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion pallens (O. Pickard-C..., 1879)⇒ Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion pinastri (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion simile (Koch, 1836)⇒ Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757
Theridion tinctum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Theridion uhligi Martin, 1974
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
14
49
Genera
Species

Taxom



Theridiidae (Sundevall 1833)
Theridiidae (Sundevall 1833)


Links, sources and further information
Theridiidae at artfakta.se
Theridiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Theridiidae at dyntaxa.se
Theridiidae at gbif.org
Theridiidae at irmng.org
Theridiidae at itis.gov