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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
220
790
1887
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
184
698
1726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
61
427
1240
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
57
422
1235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
49
406
1193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
48
405
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
144
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
44
143
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
44 Genera with 143 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1994Dewdrop spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19887SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1936Comb-footed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Cornutidion Wunderlich, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Craspedisia Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1963cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19827SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Echinotheridion Levi, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Eurypoena Wunderlich, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Femurraptor Wunderlich, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Grancanaridion Wunderlich, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 19889SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider8SpeciesTaxom
Macaridion Wunderlich, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 19895SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1960False black widows11SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Styposis Simon, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1988Tangle-Web Spiders20SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 19102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
143 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaearanea acoreensis (Berland, 1932)⇒ Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea dubitabilis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Achaearanea extincta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus clypeatus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes crassipatellaris Wunderlich, 1988
Argyrodes incertus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Argyrodes insectus Joachim Schmidt, 2005
Argyrodes longicaudatus (Keyserling, 1891)⇒ Synotaxus longicaudatus Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Argyrodes parvipatellaris J. Wunderlich, 1988
Argyrodes rossi (Exline & Levi, 1962)⇒ Faiditus rossi H. Exline & ..., 1962
Argyrodes rostratus (John Blackwall, 1877)⇒ Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Argyrodes scapulatus Joachim Schm..., 1994
Asagena pulcher Eugen von Ke..., 1884Catalpa leafminer
Chrosiothes biconigerus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes curvispinosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes emulgatus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes longispinosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes monoceros J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes tumulus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrosiothes unicornis J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso conspicua J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso dubia J. Wunderlich, 1988
Chrysso indicifera Ralph Vary C..., 1936Cobweb spiders
Coleosoma africanum Joachim Schm..., 1995
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Cornutidion elongatum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea parana Levi, 1963
Dipoena atlantica Arthur Merto..., 1943Cobweb spiders
Dipoena bimini Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena dominicana Jörg Wunderl..., 1986
Dipoena grancanariensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987)⇒ Lasaeola grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Dipoena striata (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987)⇒ Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987
Dipoena umbratilis Eugène Simon, 1873
Dipoena vicina Wunderlich, 1982
Dipoenata altioculata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata cala J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata canariensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987)⇒ Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Dipoenata clypeata J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata flavitarsis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1992)⇒ Lasaeola flavitarsis Wunderlich, 1992
Dipoenata globulus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata longitarsis J. Denis, 1962
Dipoenata stipes J. Wunderlich, 1988
Dipoenata yolandae J. Wunderlich, 1988
Echinotheridion gibberosum Wladislaus K..., 1899
Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha sattleri Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus brevipalpus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus cornutus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Episinus maderianus Wladislaus K..., 1905
Episinus praecognatus J. Wunderlich, 1982
Episinus tibiaseta J. Wunderlich, 2011
Episinus tuberosus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Eurypoena tuberosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Eurypoena tuberosa alegranzaensis Wunderlich, 1992
Femurraptor dominicanus J. Wunderlich, 2011
Grancanaridion grancanariense Wunderlich, 1987
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Lasaeola flavitarsis Wunderlich, 1992
Lasaeola grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola oceanica Eugène Simon, 1883
Lasaeola pristina J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola puta J. Wunderlich, 1988
Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola vicinoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus obscurior Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Macaridion barreti Wladislaus K..., 1899
Meotipa pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Paidiscura dromedaria Eugène Simon, 1880
Paidiscura orotavensis Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Platnickina kijabei Lucien Berland, 1920
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Rugathodes acoreensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Rugathodes madeirensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Rugathodes minioculatus Wunderlich, 2022
Rugathodes pico Merrett & As..., 1989Cave Cobweb Spider
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Spintharus longisoma J. Wunderlich, 1988
Steatoda distincta (John Blackwall, 1859)⇒ Steatoda variata Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda erigoniformis O. P.-Cambridge, 1872Cobweb spiders
Steatoda fallax John Blackwall, 1865
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda quinquenotata John Blackwall, 1865
Steatoda sabulosa Albert Tullgren, 1901
Steatoda sagax John Blackwall, 1865
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda variata Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Stemmops incertus J. Wunderlich, 1988
Stemmops prominens J. Wunderlich, 1988
Styposis pholcoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion chevalieri (Berland, 1936)⇒ Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910
Theridion contrarium J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion cuspulatum Joachim Schm..., 1998
Theridion elli Sedgwick, 1973
Theridion erectoides J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion erectum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion grancanariense Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion inversum J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion luteitarse Joachim Schm..., 1995
Theridion melanoplax Joachim Schm..., 1996
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995
Theridion musivivum (Joachim Schmidt, 1956)⇒ Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995
Theridion nigropunctulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Theridion orotavense Schmidt, 1968
Theridion rubrum Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Theridion variosoma J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridion wunderlichi J. Wunderlich, 1988
Theridula aelleni Hubert, 1970
Tidarren chevalieri (Berland, 1936)⇒ Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910
Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Macaronesia
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
5
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
12
43
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