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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
329
1176
3224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
296
1100
3117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
68
535
1928
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
526
1917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
512
1859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
512
1859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
254
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
38
136
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
38 Genera with 136 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1957Comb-footed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1882cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 19429SpeciesTaxom
Eramoscorpius1SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19088SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider5SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 193314SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1960False black widows12SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Takayus Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1938Tangle-Web Spiders29SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
136 Species
Achaearanea simulans (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Achaearanea tabulata (Levi, 1980)⇒ Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Asagena medialis Richard C. B..., 1898
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso nordica Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Chrysso pelyx Herbert Walt..., 1957
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea canionis Chamberlin &..., 1929
Cryptachaea rupicola Emerton, 1882
Dipoena appalachia Herbert Walt..., 1953
Dipoena malkini Herbert Walt..., 1953
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Dipoena provalis Herbert Walt..., 1953
Dipoena washougalia Herbert Walt..., 1953
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha joshua Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha wyuta Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Eramoscorpius brucensis Waddington &..., 2015
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis formosa Banks, 1908
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Euryopis gertschi Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Euryopis pepini Levi, 1954
Euryopis quinquemaculata Banks, 1900
Euryopis saukea Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908
Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Hentziectypus conjunctus Gertsch & Mu..., 1936
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Keijia tincta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
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
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Phoroncidia americana James Henry ..., 1882
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Robertus arcticus Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Robertus banksi Kaston, 1946
Robertus borealis Kaston, 1946
Robertus crosbyi Kaston, 1946
Robertus eremophilus Ralph Vary C..., 1928
Robertus frontatus Richard C. B..., 1892
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Robertus laticeps Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Robertus longipalpus Kaston, 1946
Robertus lyrifer Herman Theod..., 1939Hemp
Robertus pumilus James Henry ..., 1909
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Robertus vigerens Ralph Vary C..., 1933
Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda americana (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda fulva (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda washona Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Stemmops ornatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Takayus lyricus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion agrifoliae Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion californicum Richard C. B..., 1904
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion lawrencei Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion leechi Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion limitatum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion michelbacheri Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion montanum (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion neomexicanum Richard C. B..., 1901
Theridion ohlerti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Theridion pennsylvanicum James Henry ..., 1913
Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion piriformis Berland, 1938
Theridion rabuni Ralph Vary C..., 1944
Theridion saanichum Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Theridion sexpunctatum (Emerton, 1915)⇒ Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites bellissimus Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Thymoites camano Herbert Walt..., 1957
Thymoites minnesota Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Thymoites oleatus Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
5
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
13
52
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