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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
283
1246
4160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
244
1078
3590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
75
689
2677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
70
683
2667
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
56
648
2569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
54
646
2566
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
258
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
57
219
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Spain
57 Genera with 219 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Anatolidion Wunderlich, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1873Dewdrop spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1891Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1884Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Cretaraneus Selden, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1884cobweb spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 187317SpeciesTaxom
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Echinotheridion Levi, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 199919SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 19648SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19876SpeciesTaxom
Eurypoena Wunderlich, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Grancanaridion Wunderlich, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Helvibis Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 183311SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider10SpeciesTaxom
Macaridion Wunderlich, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18465SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider2SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 2024False black widows18SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1938Tangle-Web Spiders40SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
219 Species and 4 Subspecies
Achaearanea dubitabilis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Achaearanea hieroglyphica (Mello-Leitao, 1940)⇒ Cryptachaea ingijonathorum Buckup, Marq..., 2012
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Ameridion unanimum Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus chickeringi Herbert Walt..., 1956Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes incertus Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Argyrodes longicaudatus (Keyserling, 1891)⇒ Synotaxus longicaudatus Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Argyrodes nasicus (Simon, 1873)⇒ Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Ariamnes longissimus Eugen von Ke..., 1891
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Asagena pulcher Eugen von Ke..., 1884Catalpa leafminer
Chrosiothes niteroi Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso compressa Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895
Cretaraneus vilaltae P. A. Selden, 1990
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina scabripes Eugène Simon, 1881
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea hirta Taczanowski, 1873Cobweb spiders
Cryptachaea migrans Keyserling, 1884
Cryptachaea passiva Keyserling, 1891
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Cryptachaea taeniata Keyserling, 1884Cobweb spiders
Dipoena boquete Herbert Walt..., 1963Cobweb spiders
Dipoena braccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Dipoena canariensis (Wunderlich, 1987)⇒ Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Dipoena convexa (John Blackwall, 1870)⇒ Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Dipoena erythropus Eugène Simon, 1881
Dipoena grancanariensis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987)⇒ Lasaeola grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Dipoena latifrons J. Denis, 1950
Dipoena lugens Octavius Pic..., 1909
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigroreticulata Eugène Simon, 1879
Dipoena niteroi Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena pumicata Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dipoena santacatarinae Herbert Walt..., 1963
Dipoena sedilloti Eugène Simon, 1885
Dipoena striata (Jörg Wunderl..., 1987)⇒ Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Dipoena umbratilis Eugène Simon, 1873
Dipoenata flavitarsis (Jörg Wunderl..., 1992)⇒ Lasaeola flavitarsis Wunderlich, 1992
Echinotheridion gibberosum Wladislaus K..., 1899
Enoplognatha almeriensis Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha biskrensis J. Denis, 1945
Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Enoplognatha franzi Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Enoplognatha gemina Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha lineata Clerck, 1757
Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
Enoplognatha mordax Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha nigromarginata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Enoplognatha quadripunctata Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Enoplognatha sattleri Friedrich Wi..., 1895
Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Enoplognatha verae Robert Bosma..., 1999
Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus maderianus Wladislaus K..., 1905
Episinus theridioides Eugène Simon, 1873
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus zurlus Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Euryopis dentigera Eugène Simon, 1879
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis margaritata Ludwig Carl ..., 1867
Euryopis sexalbomaculata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Euryopis tuberosa (Wunderlich, 1987)⇒ Eurypoena tuberosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Eurypoena tuberosa Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Grancanaridion grancanariense Wunderlich, 1987
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Janula bicorniger Simon, 1894
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Lasaeola armona Wunderlich, 2015
Lasaeola canariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Lasaeola flavitarsis Wunderlich, 1992
Lasaeola grancanariensis Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola minutissima Wunderlich, 2011
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lasaeola striata Wunderlich, 1987
Lasaeola testaceomarginata Eugène Simon, 1881
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus lilianae Melic, 2000
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Macaridion barreti Wladislaus K..., 1899
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neopisinus cognatus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1893Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura bimaculata pellucida Simon, 1873
Neottiura curvimana Eugène Simon, 1914
Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Neottiura uncinata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Paidiscura dromedaria Eugène Simon, 1880
Paidiscura orotavensis Joachim Schmidt, 1968
Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
Parasteatoda lunata Carl Alexand..., 1757
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma gibbum Johan Peter ..., 1851
Phoroncidia hankiewiczi Wladislaus K..., 1911
Phoroncidia paradoxa Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta impressum L. Koch, 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Phylloneta sisyphia foliifera Thorell, 1875
Platnickina nigropunctata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea metaltissima Soares & Cam..., 1948
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Rhomphaea projiciens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus cantabricus Jean-Louis Fage, 1931
Robertus cardesensis Dresco, 1959
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus mazaurici Eugène Simon, 1901
Robertus mediterraneus Kirill Yurye..., 1987
Robertus monticola (Eugène Simon, 1914)⇒ Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884
Robertus neglectus O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Ruborridion algadayi Méndez, 2024
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Rugathodes bellicosus Eugène Simon, 1873Rugathodes bellicosum
Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Simitidion lacuna Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Spintharus gracilis Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Steatoda albocincta Lucas, 1846
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda dickjonesi Bosselaers &..., 2024
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda grossa obliterata Franganillo, 1918
Steatoda incomposita J. Denis, 1957
Steatoda latifasciata Eugène Simon, 1873
Steatoda latrodectoides Pelegrin Fra..., 1913
Steatoda moerens Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Steatoda moesta Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer, 1801)⇒ Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda trianguloides Gershom Levy, 1991
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda verae Van Keer, 2024
Theonoe major J. Denis, 1961
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion betteni (Wiehle, 1960)⇒ Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion biezankoi Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion denisi (Wunderlich, 1987)⇒ Theridion positivum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridion elimatum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1882)⇒ Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion genistae Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion glaucinum Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion grancanariense Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion harmsi Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion malagaense Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion melanoplax Joachim Schm..., 1996
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995
Theridion musivivum (Joachim Schmidt, 1956)⇒ Theridion musivivoides Joachim Schm..., 1995
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion negebense Levy & Amitai, 1982
Theridion nigropunctatum (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Platnickina nigropunctata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Theridion nigropunctulatum Tord Tamerla..., 1898
Theridion orotavense Schmidt, 1968
Theridion orotavensis Schmidt, 1968
Theridion petraeum (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridion pictum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion pinastri (Ludwig Carl ..., 1872)⇒ Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion pinicola Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion positivum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridion promiscuum Domènech & C..., 2020
Theridion pyrenaeum J. Denis, 1944
Theridion rubrum Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Theridion semitinctum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757
Theridion sisyphium foliiferum (Thorell, 1875)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia foliifera Thorell, 1875
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridula aelleni Hubert, 1970
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thwaitesia affinis Octavius Pic..., 1882Cobweb spiders
Tidarren cuneolatum Albert Tullgren, 1910
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Spain
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
7
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
30
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
5
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
17
64
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