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Checklist for Family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 (Cobweb And Widow Spiders)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
706
1743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
181
622
1554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
69
402
1302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
62
395
1296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
373
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
50
373
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
8
121
364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
40
141
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
40 Genera with 141 Species
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Achaearanea Strand, 20058SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1906Dewdrop spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1917Comb-footed Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18987SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider11SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neopisinus Marques, Buc..., 18942SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Paratheridula Levi, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18025SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1960False black widows13SpeciesTaxom
Stemmops O. P.-Cambridge, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Takayus Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1911Tangle-Web Spiders22SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18424SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18826SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18422SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
141 Species
Achaearanea canionensis
Achaearanea florendida (Levi, 1959)⇒ Hentziectypus florendidus Levi, 1959
Achaearanea globosa (Hentz, 1850)⇒ Achaearanea triangularis Patel, 2005
Achaearanea insulsa (Gertsch & Mu..., 1936)⇒ Cryptachaea insulsa Gertsch & Mu..., 1936
Achaearanea porteri (Banks, 1896)⇒ Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896
Achaearanea schullei (Gertsch & Mu..., 1936)⇒ Hentziectypus schullei Gertsch & Mu..., 1936
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Achaearanea triangularis Patel, 2005
Anelosimus elegans Agnarsson, 2006Cobweb spiders
Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Argyrodes elevatus (WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw ..., 1873)⇒ Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Argyrodes larvatus
Argyrodes nephilae Władysław ..., 1873
Argyrodes pluto Richard C. B..., 1906
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Chrosiothes jocosus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Chrosiothes minusculus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso pulcherrima Mello-Leitao, 1917
Coleosoma acutiventer Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea insulsa Gertsch & Mu..., 1936
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Dipoena abdita Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Dipoena buccalis Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Dipoena cathedralis Herbert Walt..., 1953
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911
Episinus cognatus (Octavius Pic..., 1893)⇒ Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894
Euryopis formosa Banks, 1908
Euryopis lineatipes O. P.-Cambridge, 1893Cobweb spiders
Euryopis mulaiki Levi, 1954
Euryopis quinquemaculata Banks, 1900
Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908
Euryopis spinigera O. P.-Cambridge, 1895Cobweb spiders
Euryopis texana Banks, 1908
Faiditus americanus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Faiditus caudatus Władysław ..., 1874Cobweb spiders
Faiditus chickeringi H. Exline & ..., 1962Cobweb spiders
Faiditus davisi H. Exline & ..., 1962
Faiditus globosus Eugen von Ke..., 1884Cobweb spiders
Faiditus subdolus Octavius Pic..., 1898Cobweb spiders
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hentziectypus florendidus Levi, 1959Cobweb spiders
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Hentziectypus schullei Gertsch & Mu..., 1936
Keijia alabamensis (Gertsch & Ar..., 1942)⇒ Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Keijia antoni (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Platnickina antoni Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Keijia mneon (Bösenberg & ..., 1906)⇒ Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Keijia punctosparsa (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Platnickina punctosparsa James Henry ..., 1882
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
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
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neopisinus cognatus O.Pickard-Ca..., 1893Cobweb spiders
Neopisinus putus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Paratheridula perniciosa Eugen von Ke..., 1886Cobweb spiders
Phoroncidia americana James Henry ..., 1882
Phycosoma lineatipes Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Platnickina antoni Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Platnickina mneon Bösenberg & ..., 1906Theridiid spidereater
Platnickina punctosparsa James Henry ..., 1882
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Rhomphaea projiciens O. P.-Cambridge, 1896Cobweb spiders
Robertus similis Kaston, 1946
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda alamosa Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Steatoda americana (Emerton, 1882)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda fulva (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda hespera Ralph Vary C..., 1933Florida carpenter ant
Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda punctulata (Marx, 1898)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Steatoda quadrimaculata Octavius Pic..., 1896Cobweb spiders
Steatoda transversa (Richard C. B..., 1898)⇒ Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Steatoda variata Willis J. Ge..., 1960
Stemmops bicolor Octavius Pic..., 1894Cobweb spiders
Takayus lyricus (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842
Theridion antonii
Theridion australe Richard C. B..., 1899
Theridion cameronense Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion cinctipes Richard C. B..., 1898
Theridion cynicum Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion dilutum Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion dividuum (Willis J. Ge..., 1942)⇒ Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion dulcineum Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion flavonotatum Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion goodnightorum Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion hidalgo Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion llano Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion myersi Herbert Walt..., 1957
Theridion positivum Ralph Vary C..., 1924
Theridion rabuni Ralph Vary C..., 1944
Theridion submissum Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Theridion transgressum Alexander Pe..., 1911
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites expulsus Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Thymoites illudens Willis J. Ge..., 1936
Thymoites marxi Crosby, 1906
Thymoites missionensis Herbert Walt..., 1957Cobweb spiders
Thymoites pallidus James Henry ..., 1913
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Tidarren haemorrhoidale Philip Bertkau, 1880Cobweb spiders
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
13
54
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