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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Kentucky (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
79
190
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
63
163
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
32
125
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
32
125
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
27
119
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
26
118
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
47
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
14
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kentucky
14 Genera with 19 Species
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 0Tangle-Web Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kentucky
19 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911
Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theridion kentuckyense Keyserling, 1884
Theridion kentuckyensis
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Kentucky
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
3
5
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