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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
394
1663
6350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
364
1554
5852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
65
543
2531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
540
2517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
51
522
2438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
520
2435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
251
1032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
39
182
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
39 Genera with 182 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Anatolidion Wunderlich, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Coressa Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1834cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 187311SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 199915SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18096SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 196711SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider10SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18465SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider3SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17573SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 194412SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows11SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1938Tangle-Web Spiders45SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18423SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
182 Species and 2 Subspecies
Achaearanea lunata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Achaearanea riparia (Blackwall, 1834)⇒ Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Achaearanea simulans (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes nasica (Simon, 1873)⇒ Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena italica Knoflach, 1996
Asagena meridionalis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Coressa minutissima (Pickard-Camb..., 1879)⇒ Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina scabripes Eugène Simon, 1881
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Dipoena braccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Dipoena convexa (John Blackwall, 1870)⇒ Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
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 prona (Menge, 1868)⇒ Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Dipoena testaceomarginata (Simon, 1881)⇒ Lasaeola testaceomarginata Eugène Simon, 1881
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Dipoena tristis (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Dipoena umbratilis Eugène Simon, 1873
Enoplognatha afrodite Heikki Hippa..., 1983
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Enoplognatha franzi Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Enoplognatha gemina Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Enoplognatha nigromarginata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha verae Robert Bosma..., 1999
Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus theridioides Eugène Simon, 1873
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Euryopis acuminata (Levy & Amitai, 1981)⇒ Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis dentigera Eugène Simon, 1879
Euryopis duodecimguttata Lodovico di ..., 1950
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis giordanii Lodovico di ..., 1950
Euryopis laeta Johan Peter ..., 1861
Euryopis margaritata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Euryopis quinqueguttata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Euryopis sexalbomaculata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Euryopis tarsalis (Brignoli, 1967)⇒ Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lasaeola testaceomarginata Eugène Simon, 1881
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
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
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura bimaculata pellucida Simon, 1873
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Neottiura uncinata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Paidiscura dromedaria Eugène Simon, 1880
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Phoroncidia paradoxa Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta impressum L. Koch, 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Platnickina nigropunctata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Robertus alpinus Dresco, 1959
Robertus arganoi (Brignoli, 1980)⇒ Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus cottarellii (Brignoli, 1980)⇒ Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884
Robertus heydemanni Wiehle, 1965
Robertus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1907
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus mediterraneus Kirill Yurye..., 1987
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Robertus truncorum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Robertus ungulatus Theodor Voge..., 1944
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Sardinidion perplexum (Wunderlich, 1995)⇒ Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Steatoda albocincta Lucas, 1846
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer, 1801)⇒ Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda trianguloides Gershom Levy, 1991
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bellicosum (Simon, 1873)⇒ Runcinia grammica Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Theridion berkeleyi (Emerton, 1924)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion betteni (Wiehle, 1960)⇒ Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion blackwalli (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion boesenbergi Embrik Strand, 1904
Theridion cinereum (Tord Tamerla..., 1875)⇒ Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion crinigerum (Simon, 1881)⇒ Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion furfuraceum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion genistae Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion gentile (Simon, 1881)⇒ Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion histrionicum Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion instabile (Jackson, 1914)⇒ Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion italiense Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Theridion laevigatum John Blackwall, 1870
Theridion lapidicola Wladislaus K..., 1887
Theridion malagaense Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion musivum (Eugène Simon, 1873)⇒ Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion nasutum Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Theridion negebense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion nigropunctatum (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Platnickina nigropunctata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Theridion nigropunctulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Theridion nigrovariegatum (Simon, 1873)⇒ Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion ohlertii (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Theridion pallens (O. Pickard-C..., 1879)⇒ Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Theridion parvulum John Blackwall, 1870
Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion pinastri (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion prominens John Blackwall, 1870
Theridion semitinctum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion simile (Koch, 1836)⇒ Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757
Theridion tinctum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Theridion uncinatum (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Neottiura uncinata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridion varians rusticum Simon, 1873
Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Italy
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
5
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
5
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
9
63
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