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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
415
1703
3903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
340
1509
3601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
809
2001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
88
786
1969
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
69
739
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
738
1846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
291
818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
46
150
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
46 Genera with 150 Species
#ACDEFHJKLMNPRST
Achaearanea Strand, 18858SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1942Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Whip spiders0SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 183311SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 183314SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18093SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotarsus Thorell, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Jamaitidion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider7SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17573SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoteutana Wunderlich, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1887False black widows12SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders23SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
150 Species and 1 Subspecies
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 tepidariorum =
Achaearanea veruculata (Urquhart, 1885)⇒ Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea veruculatum Urquhart, 1885
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus pacificus Herbert Walt..., 1956Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Argyrodes antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dew Drop Spider
Argyrodes lepidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Argyrodes rainbowi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Chrosiothes jamaicensis Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
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 blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Dipoena bellingeri Herbert Walt..., 1963
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 liguanea Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena lugens Octavius Pic..., 1909
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena prona (Menge, 1868)⇒ Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Dipoena setosa Vernon Victo..., 1951
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Dipoena tristis (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha crucifera (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Enoplognatha mordax Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992
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 molesta Octavius Pic..., 1904
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 cobreensis Levi, 1963
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Faiditus jamaicensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Hadrotarsus ornatus Vernon Victo..., 1943
Hentziectypus annus Levi, 1959
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Jamaitidion jamaicense Herbert Walt..., 1959
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 geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus rhodesiensis Mackay, 1972
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Moneta conifera Urquhart, 1887
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1767
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
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
Phycosoma jamesi Michael J. R..., 1979Cobweb spiders
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta impressum L. Koch, 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pseudoteutana stigmatosa A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Robertus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1907
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus pumilus James Henry ..., 1909
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
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 capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda connexa Octavius Pic..., 1904
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda nasata Pater Chrysa..., 1975
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
Steatoda truncata Urquhart, 1887
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion antillanum Eugène Simon, 1894
Theridion bellicosum (Simon, 1873)⇒ Runcinia grammica Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Theridion bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Neottiura bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1767
Theridion blackwalli (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
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 pyramidale Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
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 torosum Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Thymoites caracasanus Eugène Simon, 1895Cobweb spiders

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
5
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
5
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
14
47
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