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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
266
1114
2746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
234
1010
2473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
77
634
1742
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
72
620
1700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
61
591
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
591
1608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
187
455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
45
146
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
45 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEFLMNOPRSTVW
Achaearanea Strand, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 2015Social cobweb spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodella Saaristo, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders18SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Asygyna Agnarsson, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Bardala Saaristo, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Craspedisia Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenura Simon, 1909
0SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider12SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Nanume Saaristo, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Nihonhimea Yoshida, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 20148SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19784SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17572SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sesato Saaristo, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Seycellesa Kocak & Kemal, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Spinembolia Saaristo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Stoda Saaristo, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1880Tangle-Web Spiders14SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 20068SpeciesTaxom
Vigdisia Agnarsson, K..., 20251SpeciesTaxom
Wirada Keyserling, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
146 Species
Achaearanea alboinsignita George Hazel..., 1980
Achaearanea labarda (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Bardala labarda Michael J. R..., 1983
Anelosimus amelie Agnarsson, 2009
Anelosimus andasibe Agnarsson & ..., 2005
Anelosimus ata Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus buffoni Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus darwini Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus decaryi Jean-Louis Fage, 1930
Anelosimus hookeri Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus huxleyi Agnarsson, V..., 2015
Anelosimus lamarcki Agnarsson & Goh, 2015
Anelosimus locketi (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Anelosimus decaryi Jean-Louis Fage, 1930
Anelosimus may (Agnarsson, 2005)⇒ Anelosimus ata Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus moramora Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus nazariani Agnarsson & ..., 2005
Anelosimus placens Blackwall, 1877
Anelosimus sallee Agnarsson & ..., 2005
Anelosimus salut Agnarsson & ..., 2005
Anelosimus tita Agnarsson, K..., 2015
Anelosimus torfi Agnarsson, 2015
Anelosimus vondrona Agnarsson & ..., 2005
Anelosimus wallacei Agnarsson, V..., 2015
Argyrodella pusilla Saaristo, 1978
Argyrodella pusillus Michael Ilma..., 1978
Argyrodes (Ariamnes) resina ♰ J. Wunderlich, 2011
Argyrodes (Rhomphaea) gibbifera Wunderlich, 2004
Argyrodes abscissus Octavius Pic..., 1880
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes barycephalus (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Rhomphaea barycephala Michael J. R..., 1983
Argyrodes borbonicus Lopez, 1990
Argyrodes calmettei Lopez, 1990
Argyrodes chionus Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Argyrodes chounguii Lopez, 2010
Argyrodes cognatus John Blackwall, 1877
Argyrodes fissifrontellus Michael Ilma..., 1978
Argyrodes meus Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Argyrodes minax Octavius Pic..., 1880
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes rostratus (John Blackwall, 1877)⇒ Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Argyrodes sextuberculosus Embrik Strand, 1908Burrow worms
Argyrodes viridis Vinson, 1863
Argyrodes zonatus Charles Atha..., 1842
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Asygyna coddingtoni Agnarsson, 2006Odorous house ant
Asygyna huberi Agnarsson, 2006Odorous house ant
Bardala labarda Michael J. R..., 1983
Chrysso cordiformis Butler, 1882
Chrysso nivipictus Butler, 1882
Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Sheath-bellied spider
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Crustulina ambigua Eugène Simon, 1889
Dipoena hasra Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dipoena martinae Roberts, 1983
Dipoena menustya (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Phycosoma menustya Michael J. R..., 1983
Dipoena pristea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dipoena transversisulcata Embrik Strand, 1908
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus coercerveus (Roberts, 1978)⇒ Moneta coercervea Roberts, 1978
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis helcra Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Faiditus dracus Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Lasaeola (Phycosoma) inclinata ♰ J. Wunderlich, 2012
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 menavodi Vinson, 1863
Latrodectus obscurior Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Moneta coercervea Roberts, 1978
Nanume naneum Michael J. R..., 1983
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Nihonhimea mundula L. Koch, 1872
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Parasteatoda mundula Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phoroncidia aculeata Westwood, 1835Tobacco
Phoroncidia ambatolahy Kariko, 2014
Phoroncidia aurata Octavius Pic..., 1877
Phoroncidia quadrispinella Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Phoroncidia roseleviorum Kariko, 2014
Phoroncidia rubroargentea Lucien Berland, 1913
Phoroncidia vatoharanana Kariko, 2014
Phoroncidia wrightae Kariko, 2014
Phycosoma excisum Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Phycosoma martinae Michael J. R..., 1983
Phycosoma menustya Michael J. R..., 1983
Phycosoma spundana Michael J. R..., 1978Small-spots Comb-foot Spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Platnickina adamsoni Berland, 1934
Platnickina duosetae ♰ J. Wunderlich, 2012
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Rhomphaea barycephala Michael J. R..., 1983
Rhomphaea barycephalus Roberts, 1983
Rhomphaea cometes Koch, 1872
Rhomphaea recurvata Michael Ilma..., 1978
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Sesato setosa Michael Ilma..., 2006Western harvester ant
Seycellesa braueri Eugène Simon, 1898
Spinembolia clabnum Michael J. R..., 1978
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemmops servus Herbert Walt..., 1964Cobweb spiders
Stoda libudum Michael J. R..., 1978
Theridion cloxum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion decemperlatum Eugène Simon, 1889Fine-sculpted cerith
Theridion diurnum Vinson, 1863
Theridion lacticolor Lucien Berland, 1920
Theridion leve John Blackwall, 1877
Theridion mehlum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion nagorum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion naneum (Roberts, 1983)⇒ Nanume naneum Michael J. R..., 1983
Theridion palanum Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Theridion puellae George Hazel..., 1980
Theridion quadrilineatum Lenz, 1886
Theridion scorinum Roberts, 1977
Theridion todinum Eugène Simon, 1880
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula perlata Eugène Simon, 1889
Theridula theriella Embrik Strand, 1907Carpenter bees
Thwaitesia argenteosquamata Lenz, 1891
Thwaitesia aureosignata Lenz, 1891
Thwaitesia inaurata Vinson, 1863
Thwaitesia pulcherrima Arthur Gardi..., 1882
Thymoites caracasanus Eugène Simon, 1895Cobweb spiders
Tidarren apartiolum Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren dasyglossa Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren ephemerum Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Tidarren horaki Knoflach & A..., 2006
Tidarren mehlum Roberts, 1983
Tidarren mixtum (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880
Tidarren obtusum Knoflach & A..., 2006
Vigdisia praesidens Agnarsson, K..., 2025

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
10
34
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