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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
204
776
1878
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
173
674
1641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
434
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
61
426
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
387
1070
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
133
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
34
148
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
34 Genera with 148 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18848SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1916Social cobweb spiders11SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1881Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1962Comb-footed Spiders7SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19304SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1884cobweb spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19438SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Exalbidion Wunderlich, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18806SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider10SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Nihonhimea Yoshida, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1884Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19333SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1896False black widows5SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Styposis Simon, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1959Tangle-Web Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 189912SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
148 Species
Achaearanea isana (Levi, 1963)⇒ Cryptachaea isana Levi, 1963
Achaearanea machaera Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Achaearanea micratula Richard C. B..., 1909Cobweb spiders
Achaearanea nigrovittata (Eugen von Ke..., 1884)⇒ Parasteatoda nigrovittata Keyserling, 1884
Achaearanea oblivia (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)⇒ Cryptachaea oblivia O. P.-Cambridge, 1896
Achaearanea porteri (Banks, 1896)⇒ Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896
Achaearanea rostrata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)⇒ Cryptachaea rostrata O. P.-Cambridge, 1896
Achaearanea taeniata (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Cryptachaea taeniata Keyserling, 1884
Ameridion lathropi Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Ameridion petrum Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Ameridion quantum Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Ameridion schmidti Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Ameridion unanimum Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Anelosimus baeza Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus chickeringi Herbert Walt..., 1956Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus jucundus (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916
Anelosimus octavius Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus oritoyacu Agnarsson, 2006Odorous house ant
Anelosimus pacificus Herbert Walt..., 1956Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus puravida Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916Bicolor cactussnail
Argyrodes americanus (Taczanowski, 1874)⇒ Faiditus americanus WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1874
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes attenuatus O.P.-Cambridge, 1881
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Ariamnes attenuatus (Octavius Pic..., 1881)⇒ Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Chrosiothes goodnightorum Herbert Walt..., 1954Cobweb spiders
Chrosiothes proximus Octavius Pic..., 1899Cobweb spiders
Chrosiothes silvaticus Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso cambridgei Alexander Pe..., 1911Cobweb spiders
Chrysso indicifera Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Chrysso questona Herbert Walt..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Chrysso vallensis Herbert Walt..., 1957Cobweb spiders
Chrysso volcanensis Herbert Walt..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Coleosoma normale Elizabeth Ba..., 1944
Coleosoma oophorum Petrunkevitch, 1930
Cryptachaea isana Levi, 1963
Cryptachaea oblivia O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea rostrata O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea schraderorum Levi, 1959Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea taeniata Keyserling, 1884Cobweb spiders
Dipoena banksi Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena boquete Herbert Walt..., 1963Cobweb spiders
Dipoena cordiformis Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Dipoena cornuta Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena dorsata Muma, 1944Cobweb spiders
Dipoena insulana Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena josephus Herbert Walt..., 1953Cobweb spiders
Dipoena pacifica Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Episinus chiapensis Herbert Walt..., 1955
Episinus cognatus (Octavius Pic..., 1893)⇒ Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
Episinus colima Herbert Walt..., 1955Cobweb spiders
Episinus putus (Octavius Pic..., 1894)⇒ Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
Episinus rio Herbert Walt..., 1967
Episinus vaticus Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis lineatipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1893Cobweb spiders
Euryopis spinigera O. P.-Cambridge, 1895Cobweb spiders
Exalbidion dotanum Richard C. B..., 1914Cobweb spiders
Faiditus americanus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Faiditus bryantae H. Exline & ..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Faiditus convolutus H. Exline & ..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Faiditus dracus Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Faiditus globosus Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Faiditus ululans Octavius Pic..., 1880Cobweb spiders
Hentziectypus florendidus Levi, 1959Cobweb spiders
Janula chiapensis Levi, 1955
Janula colima Levi, 1955
Janula vaticus Levi, 1964
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
Neopisinus cognatus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1893Cobweb spiders
Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Nihonhimea tesselata Keyserling, 1884
Parasteatoda nigrovittata Keyserling, 1884
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Parasteatoda tesselata Keyserling, 1884Cobweb spiders
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Phoroncidia triunfo Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Phycosoma altum Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spider
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phycosoma lineatipes Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea paradoxa Władysław ..., 1873Cobweb spiders
Rhomphaea procera O. P.-Cambridge, 1898Cobweb spiders
Rhomphaea projiciens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Rugathodes pico Merrett & As..., 1989Cave Cobweb Spider
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda anchorata Holmberg, 1876
Steatoda ancorata Holmberg, 1876Cobweb spiders
Steatoda laeta O. Pickard-C..., 1902
Steatoda moesta Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Stemmops ornatus Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Stemmops orsus Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Stemmops questus Herbert Walt..., 1955
Stemmops vicosa Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Styposis clausis Herbert Walt..., 1960Cobweb spiders
Theridion adjacens Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Theridion apostoli Cândido Firm..., 1945
Theridion biolleyi Richard C. B..., 1909Cobweb spiders
Theridion cocosense Embrik Strand, 1906Cobweb spiders
Theridion costaricaense Herbert Walt..., 1963Cobweb spiders
Theridion dilucidum Eugène Simon, 1897Cobweb spiders
Theridion eugeni Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion grecia Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion morulum (Octavius Pic..., 1898)⇒ Theridion eugeni Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion pico (Merrett & As..., 1989)⇒ Rugathodes pico Merrett & As..., 1989
Theridion tinctum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Theridion trepidum Octavius Pic..., 1898Cobweb spiders
Theridion tristani Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Theridion turrialba Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Thymoites boquete Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Thymoites caracasanus Eugène Simon, 1895Cobweb spiders
Thymoites confraternus Richard C. B..., 1898
Thymoites delicatulus Herbert Walt..., 1959
Thymoites illudens Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Thymoites indicatus Richard C. B..., 1929Cobweb spiders
Thymoites luculentus Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Thymoites missionensis Herbert Walt..., 1957Cobweb spiders
Thymoites notabilis Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Thymoites stylifrons Eugène Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Thymoites vivum O. Pickard-C..., 1899
Thymoites vivus Octavius Pic..., 1899Cobweb spiders
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Tidarren mixtum (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Costa Rica
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
10
57
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