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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
376
1798
5753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
329
1644
5507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
84
776
2214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
82
773
2211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
65
724
2101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
64
722
2099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
12
324
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
60
179
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
60 Genera with 179 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18415SpeciesTaxom
Achaeridion Wunderlich, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Comb-footed Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Clavibertus Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Clya Koch & Berendt, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Clythia Meigen, 1800
0SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1834cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Diopena1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18339SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 183310SpeciesTaxom
Eodipoena Petrunkevitch, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Eomysmena Petrunkevitch, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18095SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Flegia Koch & Berendt, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hirsutipalpus Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Kochiuridion Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1775Black widow spider6SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Mictodipoena Petrunkevitch, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Nanomysmena Petrunkevitch, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17572SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoteutana Wunderlich, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 193312SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows11SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Succinura Wunderlich, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1833Tangle-Web Spiders34SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyelia Menge, 18548SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Ulesanis L. Koch, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
179 Species
Achaearanea lunata (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Achaearanea ohlerti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Achaearanea riparia (Blackwall, 1834)⇒ Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Achaearanea simulans (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Achaeridion conigerum Eugène Simon, 1914
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Chrosiothes silvaticus Simon, 1894Cobweb spiders
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Clavibertus prominens J. Wunderlich, 2008
Clya lugubris C. L. Koch, 1854
Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Diopena torva
Dipoena braccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Dipoena inornata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Dipoena nigroreticulata Eugène Simon, 1879
Dipoena pristea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dipoena prona (Menge, 1868)⇒ Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Dipoena tristis (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Enoplognatha mordax Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha serratosignata Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Eodipoena baltica Petrunkevitch, 1946
Eodipoena nielseni A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eodipoena oculata Petrunkevitch, 1942
Eodipoena regalis A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Eomysmena baltica A. Petrunkev..., 1946
Eomysmena oculata A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus balticus Y. M. Marusik, 2004
Episinus longisoma J. Wunderlich, 2008
Episinus mutilus A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Euryopis dentigera Eugène Simon, 1879
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Euryopis laeta Johan Peter ..., 1861
Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Flegia longimana Koch & Berendt, 1854
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Hirsutipalpus varipes J. Wunderlich, 2008
Keijia tincta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Kochiuridion pecten J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola communis J. Wunderlich, 2008
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus dahli Herbert Walt..., 1959
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Mictodipoena stridula A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Nanomysmena aculeata A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Nanomysmena munita A. Petrunkev..., 1958
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda simulans Thorell, 1875
Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980Comb-footed spider
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pseudoteutana stigmatosa A. Petrunkev..., 1942
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus crosbyi Kaston, 1946
Robertus eremophilus Ralph Vary C..., 1928
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Robertus heydemanni Wiehle, 1965
Robertus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1907
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus lyrifer Herman Theod..., 1939Hemp
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Robertus ungulatus Theodor Voge..., 1944
Robertus vigerens Ralph Vary C..., 1933
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Rugathodes sexpunctatus James Henry ..., 1882
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipuncata
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda livens Eugène Simon, 1894
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer, 1801)⇒ Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Stemmops questus Herbert Walt..., 1955
Succinura aciesaeta J. Wunderlich, 2008
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bellicosum (Simon, 1873)⇒ Runcinia grammica Carl Ludwig ..., 1837
Theridion bellicosus Simon, 1873
Theridion berendti C. L. Koch, 1854
Theridion bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Neottiura bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1767
Theridion boesenbergi Embrik Strand, 1904
Theridion conigerum (Simon, 1914)⇒ Achaeridion conigerum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion mollissimum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Theridion montanum (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion ohlerti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Theridion ovatum (C. L. Koch, 1854)⇒ Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Theridion pallens (O. Pickard-C..., 1879)⇒ Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Theridion paraense Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion pinastri (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion riparia Blackwall, 1834
Theridion simile (Koch, 1836)⇒ Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757
Theridion tepidariorum (C. L. Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Theridion tinctum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Thyelia anomala C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia convexa C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia fossula C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia marginata C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia pallida C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia scotina C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia tristis C. L. Koch, 1854
Thyelia villosa C. L. Koch, 1854
Thymoites bellissimus Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Thymoites caracasanus Eugène Simon, 1895Cobweb spiders
Thymoites oleatus Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Ulesanis antecessor J. Wunderlich, 2008
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Yunohamella palmgreni Marusik & Ts..., 1986

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
5
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
4
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
13
57
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