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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
63
112
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
47
92
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
26
66
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
26
66
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
24
64
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
24
64
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
4
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
7
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Clara County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1778False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1831Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
8 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Santa Clara County
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
2
2
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