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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
102
341
648
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
88
318
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
236
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
36
236
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
33
231
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
33
231
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
106
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
23
46
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
23 Genera with 46 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1882cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
46 Species
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea rupicola Emerton, 1882
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Emertonella emertoni Bryant, 1933
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Euryopis gertschi Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Euryopis quinquemaculata Banks, 1900
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus curacaviensis (Müller, 1776)⇒ Latrodectus variegatus Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Platnickina punctosparsa James Henry ..., 1882
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Robertus pumilus James Henry ..., 1909
Robertus riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus similis Kaston, 1946
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Wamba congener Octavius Pic..., 1896
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Massachusetts
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
6
11
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