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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
350
1622
4998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
299
1389
4329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
77
715
2709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
684
2523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
60
628
2329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
59
626
2327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
189
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
52
271
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
52 Genera with 271 Species
#ACDEFGHJLMNPRSTW
Achaearanea Strand, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1906Dewdrop spiders10SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1962Whip spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 18979SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1962Comb-footed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cornutidion Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Craspedisia Simon, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1959cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 198219SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 196416SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Exalbidion Wunderlich, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19629SpeciesTaxom
Femurraptor Wunderlich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Helvibis Keyserling, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 19593SpeciesTaxom
Jamaitidion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1849Black widow spider15SpeciesTaxom
Lithyphantes Thorell, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 18944SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider6SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 201816SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1896False black widows6SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Styposis Simon, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1884Tangle-Web Spiders51SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 189413SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18952SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
271 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achaearanea anna (Levi, 1959)⇒ Hentziectypus annus Levi, 1959
Achaearanea extincta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Achaearanea maricaoensis Elizabeth Ba..., 1942Cobweb spiders
Achaearanea turquino (Levi, 1959)⇒ Hentziectypus turquino Levi, 1959
Ameridion armouri Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Ameridion clemens Herbert Walt..., 1959
Ameridion petrum Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus baeza Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus clypeatus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus eximius Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus pacificus Herbert Walt..., 1956Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus rupununi Herbert Walt..., 1956
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Argyrodes antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dew Drop Spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes crassipatellaris Wunderlich, 1988
Argyrodes darlingtoni (Exline & Levi, 1962)⇒ Faiditus darlingtoni H. Exline & ..., 1962
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Argyrodes jamaicensis (Exline & Levi, 1962)⇒ Faiditus jamaicensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes paradoxus (Taczanowski, 1873)⇒ Rhomphaea paradoxa WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873
Argyrodes parvipatellaris J. Wunderlich, 1988
Argyrodes pluto Richard C. B..., 1906
Ariamnes attenuatus (Octavius Pic..., 1881)⇒ Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Ariamnes haitensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Ariamnes mexicanus H. Exline & ..., 1962
Chrosiothes biconigerus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes curvispinosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes emulgatus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes jamaicensis Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Chrosiothes longispinosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes monoceros J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes tumulus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes unicornis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes valmonti Eugène Simon, 1897
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso arima Herbert Walt..., 1962
Chrysso conspicua J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso dubia J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso indicifera Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Chrysso questona Herbert Walt..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cornutidion elongatum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Craspedisia spatulata Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Craspedisia yapchoontecki D. Penney, 2012
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea trinidensis Levi, 1959
Dipoena abdita Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Dipoena atlantica Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena banksi Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena bellingeri Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena bimini Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena bryantae Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena calcarata Simon, 1897
Dipoena chillana Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena cordiformis Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Dipoena dominicana Jörg Wunderl..., 1986
Dipoena jamesi (Roberts, 1979)⇒ Phycosoma jamesi Michael J. R..., 1979
Dipoena liguanea Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena meckeli Eugène Simon, 1897
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena pacifica Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena praedominicana Wunderlich, 1986
Dipoena puertoricensis Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena trinidensis Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena vicina Wunderlich, 1982
Dipoenata altioculata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata cala J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata cana Kritscher, 1996
Dipoenata clypeata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata globulus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata morosa Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Dipoenata praedominicana Wunderlich, 1986
Dipoenata stipes J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata yolandae J. Wunderlich, 1988
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus antecognatus Wunderlich, 1986
Episinus brevipalpus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus bruneoviridis (Cândido Firm..., 1948)⇒ Neopisinus bruneoviridis Mello-Leitao, 1948
Episinus cognatus (Octavius Pic..., 1893)⇒ Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
Episinus cornutus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus dominicus Herbert Walt..., 1955
Episinus erythrophthalmus (Eugène Simon, 1894)⇒ Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Episinus gratiosus (Elizabeth Ba..., 1940)⇒ Neopisinus gratiosus Bryant, 1940
Episinus nadleri Herbert Walt..., 1955
Episinus praecognatus J. Wunderlich, 1982
Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967
Episinus salobrensis (Eugène Simon, 1895)⇒ Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Episinus simplicifrons Simon, 1897
Episinus tibiaseta J. Wunderlich, 2011
Episinus tuberosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus unitus Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Euryopis cobreensis Levi, 1963
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis lineatipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1893Cobweb spiders
Euryopis pickardi Levi, 1963Cobweb spiders
Exalbidion sexmaculatum Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Faiditus caudatus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Faiditus crassipatellaris J. Wunderlich, 1988
Faiditus cubensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Faiditus darlingtoni H. Exline & ..., 1962
Faiditus exiguus H. Exline & ..., 1962
Faiditus gapensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Faiditus jamaicensis H. Exline & ..., 1962
Faiditus quasiobtusus H. Exline & ..., 1962
Femurraptor dominicanus J. Wunderlich, 2011
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Helvibis longistyla Frederick Oc..., 1902Cobweb spiders
Helvibis longistylum F. O. Pickar..., 1902
Hentziectypus annus Levi, 1959
Hentziectypus florens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Hentziectypus turquino Levi, 1959
Jamaitidion jamaicense Herbert Walt..., 1959
Janula dominica Levi, 1955
Janula erythrophthalma Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Janula nadleri Levi, 1955
Janula salobrensis Simon, 1895
Janula unitus Levi, 1964
Lasaeola pristina J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola puta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola vicina J. Wunderlich, 1982
Lasaeola vicinoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Latrodectus antheratus Badcock, 1932
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
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 mirabilis Holmberg, 1876
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849Lance-leaf stonecrop
Lithyphantes oophorus Petrunkevitch, 1930
Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Neopisinus bruneoviridis Mello-Leitao, 1948Cobweb spiders
Neopisinus cognatus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1893Cobweb spiders
Neopisinus gratiosus Bryant, 1940
Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda lunata lunata Clerck, 1757
Parasteatoda lunata serrata Franganillo, 1930
Parasteatoda nigrovittata Keyserling, 1884
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Phoroncidia americana James Henry ..., 1882
Phycosoma jamesi Michael J. R..., 1979Cobweb spiders
Platnickina adamsoni Berland, 1934
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Rhomphaea paradoxa Władysław ..., 1873Cobweb spiders
Rhomphaea procera O. P.-Cambridge, 1898Cobweb spiders
Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Robertus banksi Kaston, 1946
Spintharus barackobamai Agnarsson & ..., 2018
Spintharus berniesandersi Agnarsson & ..., 2018
Spintharus davidattenboroughi Agnarsson & ..., 2018
Spintharus dayleae Sargeant & A..., 2018
Spintharus frosti Van Patten &..., 2018
Spintharus giraldoalayoni Agnarsson & ..., 2018
Spintharus goodbreadae Chomitz & Ag..., 2018
Spintharus jesselaueri Sargeant & A..., 2018
Spintharus leonardodicaprioi Van Patten &..., 2018
Spintharus longisoma J. Wunderlich, 1988
Spintharus manrayi Chomitz & Ag..., 2018
Spintharus michelleobamaae Agnarsson & ..., 2018
Spintharus minutus
Spintharus ralli Chomitz & Ag..., 2018
Spintharus rallorum Chomitz & Ag..., 2018
Spintharus skelly Van Patten &..., 2018
Steatoda ancorata Holmberg, 1876Cobweb spiders
Steatoda diamantina Herbert Walt..., 1962
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda moesta Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Stemmops concolor Eugène Simon, 1897
Stemmops incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Stemmops mellus Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Stemmops prominens J. Wunderlich, 1988
Stemmops questus Herbert Walt..., 1955
Styposis lutea Alexander Pe..., 1930
Styposis pholcoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theonoe africana Lodovico di ..., 1947
Theonoe americana Simon, 1897
Theonoe formivora Charles Atha..., 1842
Theridion agrarium Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion antillanum Eugène Simon, 1894
Theridion archeri Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion artum Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Theridion australe Richard C. B..., 1899
Theridion baltasarense Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion castaneum Pelegrin Fra..., 1931
Theridion cazieri Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion contrarium J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion costaricaense Herbert Walt..., 1963Cobweb spiders
Theridion dexteri Petrunkevitch, 1930
Theridion dilucidum Eugène Simon, 1897Cobweb spiders
Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942)⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion dominica Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion electum Octavius Pic..., 1896
Theridion erectoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion erectum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion evexum (Eugen von Ke..., 1884)⇒ Theridion omiltemi Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion flavonotatum Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion fuscum (Pelegrin Fra..., 1930)⇒ Theonoe formivora Charles Atha..., 1842
Theridion hassleri Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion hispidum Octavius Pic..., 1898
Theridion hopkinsi Lucien Berland, 1929
Theridion incertum Octavius Pic..., 1885
Theridion inversum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion myersi Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion nadleri Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion nesticum (Herbert Walt..., 1963)⇒ Theridion teresae Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion nigriceps Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Theridion omiltemi Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Theridion ovale C. L. Koch, 1854
Theridion portoricense Petrunkevitch, 1930
Theridion positivum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridion rabuni Ralph Vary C..., 1944
Theridion ricense Herbert Walt..., 1959
Theridion salvadorense Kraus, 1955
Theridion santaanae Kraus, 1955
Theridion sertatum Eugène Simon, 1909
Theridion speratum
Theridion stylifrons Simon, 1894
Theridion submissum Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion sulcifrons Wider, 1834
Theridion teresae Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion triangulare Pelegrin Fra..., 1936
Theridion variosoma J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion wunderlichi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion zonarium Eugen von Ke..., 1884Guinea ant
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thwaitesia bracteata H. Exline, 1950
Thymoites banksi Elizabeth Ba..., 1948
Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Thymoites guanicae Alexander Pe..., 1930
Thymoites indicatus Richard C. B..., 1929Cobweb spiders
Thymoites levii Gruia, 1973
Thymoites luculentus Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906
Thymoites notabilis Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Thymoites pallidus James Henry ..., 1913
Thymoites piarco Herbert Walt..., 1959
Thymoites simla Herbert Walt..., 1959
Thymoites simplex Elizabeth Ba..., 1940
Thymoites stylifrons Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Caribbean
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
6
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
5
48
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
15
91
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