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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
136
505
1017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
109
436
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
51
336
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
327
733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
41
313
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
313
699
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
83
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
25
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
25 Genera with 55 Species
#ACDEGJLMNPRST
Argyrodes Simon, 1880Dewdrop spiders6SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1902Whip spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Cephalobares O. P.-Cambridge, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Chikunia Yoshida, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Coscinida Simon, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Janula Strand, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1991Black widow spider1SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 20245SpeciesTaxom
Molione Thorell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 20222SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Propostira Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, J..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 20224SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1899False black widows1SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1895Tangle-Web Spiders9SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
55 Species
Argyrodes argentatus Octavius Pic..., 1880Dewdrop spider
Argyrodes fissifrons (O. P.-Cambridge, 1869)⇒ Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes flavescens O. P.-Cambridge, 1880Red and silver dewdrop spider
Argyrodes kumadai Chida & Tani..., 1999
Argyrodes nasutus Octavius Pic..., 1880
Argyrodes scintillulanus Octavius Pic..., 1880
Ariamnes paves
Ariamnes pavesii Leardi, 1902
Cephalobares globiceps Octavius Pic..., 1870
Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880
Chrysso nigra (Octavius Pic..., 1880)⇒ Chikunia nigra O.Pickard-Ca..., 1880
Chrysso spiniventris O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Kim Ji boulengeri spider
Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Sheath-bellied spider
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Coscinida gentilis Eugène Simon, 1895
Coscinida novemnotata Eugène Simon, 1895
Coscinida triangulifera Eugène Simon, 1904
Dipoena sertata Eugène Simon, 1895
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Enoplognatha oreophila Eugène Simon, 1894
Episinus taprobanicus (Eugène Simon, 1895)⇒ Janula taprobanicus Simon, 1895
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Janula taprobanica Simon, 1895
Janula taprobanicus Simon, 1895
Latrodectus erythromelas Schmidt & Klaas, 1991
Meotipa kudawaensis Benjamin & T..., 2024
Meotipa multuma Murthappa, M..., 2017
Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895
Meotipa spiniventris O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869
Meotipa sujii Benjamin & T..., 2024
Molione trispinosa Octavius Pic..., 1873
Neospintharus kandelensis Tharmarajan ..., 2022
Neospintharus ohiyiaensis Tharmarajan ..., 2022
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Phoroncidia nasuta Octavius Pic..., 1873
Phoroncidia septemaculeata Octavius Pic..., 1873
Phoroncidia testudo Octavius Pic..., 1873
Phoroncidia thwaitesi Octavius Pic..., 1869
Propostira quadrangulata Eugène Simon, 1894
Rhinocosmetus nasutus O. Pickard-C..., 1880
Rhomphaea jacko Tharmarajan ..., 2022
Rhomphaea marani Tharmarajan ..., 2022
Rhomphaea martini Tharmarajan ..., 2022
Rhomphaea shanthi Tharmarajan ..., 2022
Steatoda rufoannulata Eugène Simon, 1899
Theridion albomaculosum Octavius Pic..., 1869
Theridion annulipes (O. Heer, 1865)⇒ Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009
Theridion ceylonicum Dunlop & Jekel, 2009
Theridion ceylonicus Dunlop & Jekel, 2009
Theridion gabardi Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion modestum (Eugène Simon, 1894)⇒ Sphecozone modesta Hercule Nicolet, 1849
Theridion nodiferum Eugène Simon, 1895
Theridion quadratum Octavius Pic..., 1882
Theridion teliferum Eugène Simon, 1895
Thwaitesia margaritifera Octavius Pic..., 1881

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
7
17
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