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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
307
1096
3127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
283
1015
2831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
62
369
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
369
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
53
349
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
53
349
1179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
115
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
18
64
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Zealand
18 Genera with 64 Species
Achaearanea Strand, 18854SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1879Dewdrop spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1887Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Icona Forster, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider11SpeciesTaxom
Moneta O. P.-Cambridge, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1887False black widows6SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1886Tangle-Web Spiders15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
64 Species
Achaearanea acoreensis (Berland, 1932)⇒ Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea propera Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Achaearanea veruculata (Urquhart, 1885)⇒ Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Argyrodes antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dew Drop Spider
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes lepidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Ariamnes triangulatus Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Coleosoma octomaculatum (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Chrysso octomaculata Friedrich Wi..., 1906
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Cryptachaea meraukensis Pater Chrysa..., 1963
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Episinus antipodianus Octavius Pic..., 1879
Episinus conifer Arthur T. Ur..., 1886
Episinus similanus Arthur T. Ur..., 1893
Episinus similitudus Arthur T. Ur..., 1893
Euryopis nana O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Icona alba Raymond Robe..., 1955
Icona drama Raymond Robe..., 1964
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
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
Moneta conifera Urquhart, 1887
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma antipodianum Forster, 1955
Pholcomma hickmani (Raymond Robe..., 1964)⇒ Pholcomma antipodianum Forster, 1955
Pholcomma turbotti Marples, 1956
Phoroncidia pukeiwa Marples, 1955
Phoroncidia puketoru Marples, 1955
Phoroncidia quadrata Octavius Pic..., 1879
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Phycosoma oecobioides Octavius Pic..., 1879
Rhomphaea urquharti Bryant, 1933
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda lepida (Cambridge, 1879)⇒ Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda truncata Urquhart, 1887
Theridion albocinctum Arthur T. Ur..., 1892
Theridion ampliatum Arthur T. Ur..., 1892
Theridion argentatulum Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion cruciferum Arthur T. Ur..., 1886
Theridion flabelliferum Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Theridion gigantipes (Eugen von Ke..., 1890)⇒ Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion gracilipes Arthur T. Ur..., 1889
Theridion longicrure Brian John M..., 1956
Theridion porphyreticum Arthur T. Ur..., 1889
Theridion pumilio Arthur T. Ur..., 1886
Theridion punicapunctatum Arthur T. Ur..., 1891
Theridion squalidum Arthur T. Ur..., 1886
Theridion viridanum Arthur T. Ur..., 1887
Theridion zantholabio Arthur T. Ur..., 1886

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
4
21
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