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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
142
370
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
122
326
443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
47
194
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
46
193
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
35
181
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
34
180
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
74
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
21
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Virginia
21 Genera with 30 Species
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Anelosimus Simon, 1850Social cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1906Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1896cobweb spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Faiditus Keyserling, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider4SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows4SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 18421SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia
30 Species
Anelosimus studiosus (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Argyrodes pluto Richard C. B..., 1906
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Cryptachaea porteri Banks, 1896Cobweb spiders
Dipoena appalachia Herbert Walt..., 1953
Enoplognatha marmorata (Nicholas Mar..., 1850)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Episinus amoenus Richard C. B..., 1911
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Faiditus cancellatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Latrodectus bishopi Kaston, 1938Red widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Tidarren sisyphoides Charles Atha..., 1842Cobweb spiders
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

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

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
5
6
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