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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
374
1564
5508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
327
1444
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
84
608
2016
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
71
588
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
59
567
1920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
565
1917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
286
996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
48
200
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Germany
48 Genera with 200 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18416SpeciesTaxom
Achaeridion Wunderlich, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Carniella Thaler & Ste..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1917Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Clavibertus Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Clya Koch & Berendt, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Clythia Meigen, 1800
0SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1834cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18757SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 183312SpeciesTaxom
Eomysmena Petrunkevitch, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18096SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 20087SpeciesTaxom
Flegia Koch & Berendt, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hirsutipalpus Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Kochiuridion Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18338SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider10SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17573SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 194410SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Spinitharinus Wunderlich, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows10SpeciesTaxom
Succinobertus Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1938Tangle-Web Spiders67SpeciesTaxom
Ulesanis L. Koch, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Unispinatoda Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Germany
200 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaearanea lunata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Achaearanea ohlerti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Achaearanea riparia (Blackwall, 1834)⇒ Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
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
Achaeridion conigerum Eugène Simon, 1914
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Carniella brignolii Konrad Thale..., 1988
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Clavibertus prominens J. Wunderlich, 2008
Clya lugubris C. L. Koch, 1854
Clya obscura C. L. Koch, 1854
Clya supercalefacta J. Wunderlich, 2008
Clya tricurvata J. Wunderlich, 2008
Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884
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 riparia Blackwall, 1834
Dipoena braccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
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 melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigroreticulata Eugène Simon, 1879
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha bryjai Řezáč, 2016
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Enoplognatha militaris (Wunderlich, 1995)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha mordax Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha serratosignata Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus balticus Y. M. Marusik, 2004
Episinus bulla J. Wunderlich, 2008
Episinus longimanus C. L. Koch, 1854
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Euryopis bitterfeldensis J. Wunderlich, 2008
Euryopis flava Wiehle, 1960
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis laeta Johan Peter ..., 1861
Euryopis quinqueguttata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Euryopis saukea Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Euryopis streyi J. Wunderlich, 2008
Flegia longimana Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Hirsutipalpus varipes J. Wunderlich, 2008
Keijia tincta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Kochiuridion pecten J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola bitterfeldensis J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola communis J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Lasaeola infulata C. L. Koch, 1854
Lasaeola latisulci J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lasaeola sigillata J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma gibbium Westring, 1851
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta impressum L. Koch, 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus grasshoffi (Wunderlich, 1973)⇒ Robertus kuehnae Bauchhenss &..., 1993
Robertus heydemanni Wiehle, 1965
Robertus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1907
Robertus kuehnae Bauchhenss &..., 1993
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Robertus truncorum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Robertus ungulatus Theodor Voge..., 1944
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Spinitharinus bulbosus J. Wunderlich, 2008
Spinitharinus cheliceratus J. Wunderlich, 2008
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bimaculata Menge, 1869
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda corollata Linnaeus, 1758
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
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
Succinobertus adjacens J. Wunderlich, 2008
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theonoe sola Konrad Thale..., 1988
Theridion acuminatum Wider, 1834
Theridion annulipes (O. Heer, 1865)⇒ Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009
Theridion anticum Wider, 1834
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion betteni (Wiehle, 1960)⇒ Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bicorne (Wider, 1834)⇒ Diplocephalus cristatus Blackwall, 1833
Theridion bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Neottiura bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1767
Theridion bituberculatum Wider, 1834
Theridion blackwalli (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion boesenbergi Embrik Strand, 1904
Theridion cavipalpe Frederick Oc..., 1902Cobweb spiders
Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009
Theridion cheliferum Wider, 1834
Theridion comatum Wider, 1834
Theridion conigerum (Simon, 1914)⇒ Achaeridion conigerum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion cornutum (Drensky, 1917)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion cristatum Wider, 1834
Theridion cristatus Wider, 1834
Theridion dentatum (Wider, 1834)⇒ Gnathonarium dentatum Wider, 1834
Theridion dentipalpe Wider, 1834
Theridion dysderoides (Wider, 1834)⇒ Walckenaeria dysderoides Wider, 1834
Theridion electum Octavius Pic..., 1896
Theridion elisabethae Carl Friedri..., 1951San Diego bird's-foot trefoil
Theridion elongatum Wider, 1834
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion globulus O. Heer, 1865
Theridion guttatum Wider, 1834
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 indicum Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Theridion lichenis Wider, 1834
Theridion lineatum Clerck, 1757
Theridion longipalpe Wider, 1834
Theridion longipalpum Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Theridion maculipes (O. Heer, 1865)⇒ Theridion elisabethae Carl Friedri..., 1951
Theridion makotoi Hajime Yoshida, 2009Steel-blue cricket hunter
Theridion marginellum Wider, 1834
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion minimum Wider, 1834
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion neglectum Wiehle, 1952
Theridion nigrovariegatum (Simon, 1873)⇒ Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion ohlerti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Theridion pallasi A. V. Ponomarev, 2007
Theridion parallelum Wider, 1834
Theridion parvipalpe Wider, 1834
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion pinastri (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion purcelli Octavius Pic..., 1904
Theridion pusillum Wider, 1834
Theridion simile (Koch, 1836)⇒ Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757
Theridion sulcifrons Wider, 1834
Theridion teliferum Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion teresae Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion terrestre Wider, 1834
Theridion thoracica Hahn, 1833
Theridion thoracicum Hahn, 1833
Theridion tinctum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Theridion uhligi Martin, 1974
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridion varians melanotum Strand, 1907
Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Ulesanis ovalis J. Wunderlich, 2008
Ulesanis parva J. Wunderlich, 2008
Unispinatoda aculeata J. Wunderlich, 2008

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Germany
SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
11
86
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