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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
280
876
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
240
754
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
73
330
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
67
323
777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
53
298
724
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
51
296
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
84
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
19
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
19 Genera with 46 Species
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider10SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows7SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1924Tangle-Web Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
46 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Asagena pulcher Eugen von Ke..., 1884Catalpa leafminer
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Euryopis californica Banks, 1904
Euryopis formosa Banks, 1908
Lasaeola atopa Ralph Vary C..., 1949Thin-ribbed mountainsnail
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
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda atascadera Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theridion californicum Richard C. B..., 1904
Theridion dilutum Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion lawrencei Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion metator Eugène Simon, 1907
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901
Theridion punctipes James Henry ..., 1924
Thymoites pictipes Richard C. B..., 1904
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
6
14
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