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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
284
1524
5154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
243
1292
4506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
795
3285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
781
3254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
735
2986
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
733
2984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
260
865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
50
157
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
50 Genera with 157 Species
#ACDEFGLMNOPRSTY
Achaearanea Strand, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1880Dewdrop spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1892Whip spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobares O. P.-Cambridge, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chikunia Yoshida, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1970Comb-footed Spiders8SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cyllognatha L. Koch, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenura Simon, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 20133SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18894SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1870Black widow spider5SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 20197SpeciesTaxom
Molione Thorell, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Nihonhimea Yoshida, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1884Comb-Clawed Spider8SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Propostira Simon, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, J..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows9SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1890Tangle-Web Spiders21SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tomoxena Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Yaginumena Yoshida, 20001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
157 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achaearanea budana Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Achaearanea diglipuriensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Achaearanea durgae Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Achaearanea mundula (L. Koch, 1872)⇒ Parasteatoda tesselata Keyserling, 1884
Achaearanea triangularis Patel, 2005
Argyrodes ambalikae Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Argyrodes andamanensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Argyrodes argentatus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dewdrop spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes bonadea (Karsch, 1881)⇒ Argyrodes argentatus Octavius Pic..., 1880
Argyrodes chiriatapuensis Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Argyrodes cyrtophorae Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Argyrodes dipali Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes fissifrons terressae Thorell, 1891
Argyrodes flagellum Doleschall, 1857
Argyrodes flavescens O. P.-Cambridge, 1880Red and silver dewdrop spider
Argyrodes gazedes Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Argyrodes gazingensis Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Argyrodes gouri Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Argyrodes jamkhedes Benoy Krishn..., 1963
Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes miniaceus (Doleschall, 1857)⇒ Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Da-xia..., 1991
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes projeles Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Argyrodes scintillulanus Octavius Pic..., 1880
Ariamnes paves
Ariamnes pavesii Leardi, 1902
Ariamnes simulans Octavius Pic..., 1892
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Cephalobares globiceps Octavius Pic..., 1870
Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso angula Tikader, 1970
Chrysso argyrodiformis Yaginuma, 1952
Chrysso bilobata Roy & al., 2015
Chrysso picturata Eugène Simon, 1895
Chrysso scintillans Thorell, 1895
Chrysso sikkimensis Tikader, 1970
Chrysso urbasae Tikader, 1970
Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Sheath-bellied spider
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cyllognatha surajbe Patel & Patel, 1972
Dipoena ahenea Dyal, 1935
Dipoenura fimbriata Eugène Simon, 1909
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha serratosignata Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus affinis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Episinus maderianus Wladislaus K..., 1905
Episinus pentagonalis Chakrabarti, 2013
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis megalops Lodovico di ..., 1934
Euryopis nubila Eugène Simon, 1889
Faiditus phias
Faiditus xiphias Thorell, 1887
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Lasaeola maculosa Yoshida & Ono, 2000
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus erythromelas Schmidt & Klaas, 1991
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meotipa andamanensis Tikader, 1977
Meotipa argyrodiformis Yaginuma, 1952
Meotipa multuma Murthappa, M..., 2017
Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895
Meotipa sahyadri Kulkarni, S..., 2017
Meotipa spiniventris O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869
Meotipa ultapani Basumatary &..., 2019
Molione triacantha Tord Tamerla..., 1892
Moneta grandis Simon, 1905
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Nihonhimea brookesiana Barrion & Li..., 1995
Nihonhimea indica Tikader, 1977
Nihonhimea mundula L. Koch, 1872
Nihonhimea tikaderi Patel, 1973
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Parasteatoda brookesiana Alberto Barr..., 1995Crown of Thorns Starfish
Parasteatoda celsabdomina Zhu, 1998
Parasteatoda kompirensis Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda mundula Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Parasteatoda oxymaculata Chuandian Zhu, 1998
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tesselata Keyserling, 1884Cobweb spiders
Phoroncidia aculeata Westwood, 1835Tobacco
Phoroncidia maindroni Eugène Simon, 1905
Phoroncidia septemaculeata Octavius Pic..., 1873
Phoroncidia testudo Octavius Pic..., 1873
Phycosoma martinae Michael J. R..., 1983
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Phylloneta sisyphia torandae Strand, 1917
Propostira quadrangulata Eugène Simon, 1894
Propostira ran Bhattacharya, 1935
Propostira ranii Bhattacharya, 1935
Rhinocosmetus carnicobarensis Tikader, 1977
Rhomphaea labiata Zhu & Song, 1991
Rhomphaea ornatissima Dyal, 1935
Rhomphaea projiciens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus lyrifer Herman Theod..., 1939Hemp
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda alboclathrata Eugène Simon, 1897
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda cingulata (Thorell, 1890)⇒ Steatoda subannulata Wladislaus K..., 1911
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda rufoannulata Eugène Simon, 1899
Steatoda subannulata Wladislaus K..., 1911
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemmops satpudaensis Rajoria, 2015
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion bengalense Sen, Saha & ..., 2011
Theridion bengalensis Sen, Saha & ..., 2011
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion incertum Octavius Pic..., 1885
Theridion indicum Benoy Krishn..., 1977
Theridion leucophaeum Eugène Simon, 1905
Theridion maindroni Eugène Simon, 1905
Theridion manjithar Benoy Krishn..., 1970
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion nilgherinum Eugène Simon, 1905
Theridion odisha Prasad, Cale..., 2019
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion piligerum Frauenfeld, 1867
Theridion sadani Monga & Singh, 1989
Theridion spinosissimum Lodovico di ..., 1934
Theridion subitum Octavius Pic..., 1885
Theridion subvittatum Eugène Simon, 1889
Theridion tikaderi Patel, 1973
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridion zonulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1890Sand bee
Theridula angula (Benoy Krishn..., 1970)⇒ Chrysso angula Tikader, 1970
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridula swatiae (Biswamoy Bis..., 1997)⇒ Chrysso angula Tikader, 1970
Thwaitesia dangensis Patel & Patel, 1972
Thwaitesia margaritifera Octavius Pic..., 1881
Thymoites bellissimus Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Tomoxena dives Eugène Simon, 1895
Yaginumena maculosa Yoshida & Ono, 2000

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
16
54
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