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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
438
2179
7291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
382
1971
6666
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
96
898
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
85
877
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
829
3244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
827
3242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
345
1462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
60
253
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
60 Genera with 253 Species
#ACDEGHKLMNOPRSTUWY
Achaearanea Strand, 18859SpeciesTaxom
Achaeridion Wunderlich, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Ameridion Wunderlich, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Anatolidion Wunderlich, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Anelosimus Simon, 1836Social cobweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Argyrodes Simon, 1842Dewdrop spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Ariamnes Thorell, 1887Whip spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Asagena Sundevall, 18014SpeciesTaxom
Canalidion Wunderlich, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Carniella Thaler & Ste..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Chorizopella Lawrence, 1947
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysso O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Comb-footed Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Coleosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cryptachaea Archer, 1886cobweb spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Dipoena Thorell, 187317SpeciesTaxom
Emertonella Bryant, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 183319SpeciesTaxom
Episinus Walckenaer, 18097SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19087SpeciesTaxom
Gmogala Keyserling, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hadrotarsus Thorell, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Keijia Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Kochiura O. P.-Cambridge, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Lasaeola Simon, 18335SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1790Black widow spider15SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Meotipa Simon, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Neottiura Menge, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Nesticodes Archer, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paidiscura Archer, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider4SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Phoroncidia Westwood, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Phycosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Phylloneta Archer, 17574SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18023SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothomisus Gourret, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Rhomphaea L. Koch, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Robertus O. P.-Cambridge, 194417SpeciesTaxom
Ruborridion Wunderlich, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Rugathodes Archer, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Sardinidion Wunderlich, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Simitidion Wunderlich, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows16SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1938Tangle-Web Spiders53SpeciesTaxom
Theridula Emerton, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Thwaitesia O. P.-Cambridge, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Thymoites Keyserling, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Tidarren Chamberlin &..., 1934
0SpeciesTaxom
Timeropus1SpeciesTaxom
Ulesanis L. Koch, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Wamba O. P.-Cambridge, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Yunohamella Yoshida, 18421SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
253 Species and 3 Subspecies
Achaearanea acoreensis (Berland, 1932)⇒ Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886
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 tabulata (Levi, 1980)⇒ Parasteatoda tabulata Levi, 1980
Achaearanea tepidariorum (Koch, 1841)⇒ Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841
Achaearanea veruculata (Urquhart, 1885)⇒ Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Achaearanea veruculatum Urquhart, 1885
Achaeridion conigerum Eugène Simon, 1914
Ameridion petrum Herbert Walt..., 1959Cobweb spiders
Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Anelosimus aulicus (C.L. Koch, 1838)⇒ Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Anelosimus fraternus Agnarsson, 2006
Anelosimus jucundus (Octavius Pic..., 1896)⇒ Anelosimus tosus Ralph Vary C..., 1916
Anelosimus pulchellus Walckenaer, 1802
Anelosimus vittatus Koch, 1836
Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1842)⇒ Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850
Ariamnes gabrieli P. Gourret, 1887
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena italica Knoflach, 1996
Asagena meridionalis Wladislaus K..., 1894
Asagena phalerata Panzer, 1801
Canalidion montanum James Henry ..., 1882
Carniella brignolii Konrad Thale..., 1988
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso nordica Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Chrysso spiniventris O. P.-Cambridge, 1869Kim Ji boulengeri spider
Coleosoma blandum O. P.-Cambridge, 1882Sheath-bellied spider
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900Cobweb Spider
Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Crustulina scabripes Eugène Simon, 1881
Crustulina sticta (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Crustulina guttata Wider, 1834
Cryptachaea acoreensis (Berland, 1932)⇒ Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886
Cryptachaea blattea Urquhart, 1886Theridiid spider
Cryptachaea gigantipes Keyserling, 1890
Cryptachaea riparia Blackwall, 1834
Cryptachaea veruculata Urquhart, 1886
Dipoena braccata Carl Ludwig ..., 1841
Dipoena coracina (Carl Ludwig ..., 1837)⇒ Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena erythropus Eugène Simon, 1881
Dipoena inornata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1861)⇒ Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861
Dipoena latifrons J. Denis, 1950
Dipoena lugens Octavius Pic..., 1909
Dipoena melanogaster C. L. Koch, 1837
Dipoena nigra (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridula nigerrima Alexander Pe..., 1911
Dipoena nigroreticulata Eugène Simon, 1879
Dipoena praecelsa Eugène Simon, 1914
Dipoena pristea Michael J. R..., 1983Jawla paste shrimp
Dipoena prona (Menge, 1868)⇒ Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Dipoena sedilloti Eugène Simon, 1885
Dipoena sericata Eugène Simon, 1879
Dipoena torva Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Dipoena tristis (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Dipoena umbratilis Eugène Simon, 1873
Emertonella taczanowskii Keyserling, 1886Cobweb spiders
Enoplognatha afrodite Heikki Hippa..., 1983
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha diodonta Zhu & Zhang, 1992
Enoplognatha diversa John Blackwall, 1859
Enoplognatha gemina Robert Bosma..., 1999
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
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 serratosignata Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Enoplognatha tecta (Keyserling, 1884)⇒ Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha testacea Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Enoplognatha thoracica (Carl Wilhelm..., 1833)⇒ Enoplognatha oelandica Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Episinus albescens (Denis, 1965)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus algiricus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Episinus algericus Lucas, 1846
Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus theridioides Eugène Simon, 1873
Episinus truncatus (Latreille, 1809)⇒ Episinus angulatus John Blackwall, 1836
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis dentigera Eugène Simon, 1879
Euryopis episinoides Charles Atha..., 1847
Euryopis flavomaculata C. L. Koch, 1836
Euryopis laeta Johan Peter ..., 1861
Euryopis quinqueguttata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Euryopis scriptipes Banks, 1908
Gmogala scarabaeus Eugen von Ke..., 1890
Hadrotarsus ornatus Vernon Victo..., 1943
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Keijia tincta (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Kochiura aulica Carl Ludwig ..., 1838
Lasaeola convexa Blackwall, 1870
Lasaeola coracina C. L. Koch, 1837
Lasaeola prona Menge, 1868
Lasaeola testaceomarginata Eugène Simon, 1881
Lasaeola tristis Carl Wilhelm..., 1833
Latrodectus cinctus (Blackwall, 1865)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus diaguita Carcavallo, 1960
Latrodectus elegans Thorell, 1898
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841Brown black widow
Latrodectus hasselti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870
Latrodectus hasseltii Thorell, 1870Jockey Spider
Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935Western black widow
Latrodectus indistinctus O. P.-Cambridge, 1904
Latrodectus karrooensis Smithers, 1944
Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871Red Katipo
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus pallidus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872White steppe spider
Latrodectus renivulvatus Dahl, 1902
Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948
Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790European black widow
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Meotipa spiniventris O.Pickard-Ca..., 1869
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Neottiura bimaculata Linnaeus, 1767
Neottiura bimaculata pellucida Simon, 1873
Neottiura curvimana Eugène Simon, 1914
Neottiura herbigrada Simon, 1873
Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Neottiura uncinata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Nesticodes rufipes Lucas, 1846Cobweb spiders
Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Paidiscura dromedaria Eugène Simon, 1880
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
Phoroncidia hankiewiczi Wladislaus K..., 1911
Phoroncidia paradoxa Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Phoroncidia tina Herbert Walt..., 1964Crested anoda
Phycosoma inornatum Octavius Pic..., 1861Silky Gallows-spider
Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Phylloneta impressum L. Koch, 1881
Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757Mothercare spider
Phylloneta sisyphium Clerck, 1757
Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Platnickina nigropunctata Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Pseudothomisus articulatus P. Gourret, 1887
Rhomphaea cona José Valentí..., 1996
Rhomphaea fictilium Hentz, 1850Lizard Spider
Rhomphaea nasica Eugène Simon, 1873
Rhomphaea rostrata Eugène Simon, 1873
Robertus arundineti Octavius Pic..., 1871
Robertus floridensis Kaston, 1946
Robertus fuscus James Henry ..., 1894
Robertus heydemanni Wiehle, 1965
Robertus insignis Octavius Pic..., 1907
Robertus kuehnae Bauchhenss &..., 1993
Robertus lividus John Blackwall, 1836
Robertus lyrifer Herman Theod..., 1939Hemp
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 riparius Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914
Robertus spinifer James Henry ..., 1909
Robertus truncorum Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Robertus ungulatus Theodor Voge..., 1944
Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873
Rugathodes aurantius James Henry ..., 1915
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 albocincta Lucas, 1846
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda albomaculata infuscata Schenkel, 1925
Steatoda bipunctata Linnaeus, 1758False widow
Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990Black cobweb
Steatoda castanea Clerck, 1758
Steatoda dickjonesi Bosselaers &..., 2024
Steatoda grandis (Richard C. B..., 1901)⇒ Steatoda mexicana Herbert Walt..., 1957
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda incomposita J. Denis, 1957
Steatoda nobilis Tord Tamerla..., 1875Cobweb weaver
Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1805
Steatoda phalerata (Panzer, 1801)⇒ Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882
Steatoda pyrenaea
Steatoda trianguloides Gershom Levy, 1991
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theonoe formivora Charles Atha..., 1842
Theonoe minutissima Octavius Pic..., 1879
Theonoe sola Konrad Thale..., 1988
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion albidum (Richard C. B..., 1895)⇒ Theridion berlandi Carl Friedri..., 1942
Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bellicosus Simon, 1873
Theridion betteni (Wiehle, 1960)⇒ Theridion asopi Vanuytven, 2014
Theridion bimaculatum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Neottiura bimaculatum Linnaeus, 1767
Theridion blackwalli (Octavius Pic..., 1871)⇒ Sardinidion blackwalli Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion boesenbergi Embrik Strand, 1904
Theridion bucklandi T. Thorell, 1870
Theridion cinereum (Tord Tamerla..., 1875)⇒ Platnickina alabamensis Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Theridion conigerum (Simon, 1914)⇒ Achaeridion conigerum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion crassipalpum L. Berland, 1939
Theridion crinigerum (Simon, 1881)⇒ Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion differens (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion familiare Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion furfuraceum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion genistae Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion gentile (Simon, 1881)⇒ Anatolidion gentile Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion glaucinum Eugène Simon, 1881
Theridion hannoniae J. Denis, 1944
Theridion harmsi Wunderlich, 2011
Theridion hassleri Herbert Walt..., 1963
Theridion hemerobium Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion hotanense Zhu & Zhou, 1993
Theridion impressum (L. Koch, 1881)⇒ Phylloneta impressa Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Theridion instabile (Jackson, 1914)⇒ Rugathodes instabilis Octavius Pic..., 1871
Theridion instabilis O. P.-Cambridge, 1871
Theridion italiense Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Theridion kollari Carl Ludwig ..., 1852
Theridion melanostictum Octavius Pic..., 1876Cobweb weaver
Theridion melanurum Carl Wilhelm..., 1831Balsam fir
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882
Theridion mystaceum Koch, 1870
Theridion nigrovariegatum (Simon, 1873)⇒ Heterotheridion nigrovariegatum Eugène Simon, 1873
Theridion ohlerti (Thorell, 1870)⇒ Ohlertidion ohlerti Tord Tamerla..., 1870
Theridion pallens (O. Pickard-C..., 1879)⇒ Paidiscura pallens John Blackwall, 1834
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 pyrenaeum J. Denis, 1944
Theridion refugum Drensky, 1929
Theridion saanichum Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Theridion semitinctum Eugène Simon, 1914
Theridion simile (Koch, 1836)⇒ Simitidion simile Carl Ludwig ..., 1836
Theridion sisyphium (Clerck, 1757)⇒ Phylloneta sisyphia Clerck, 1757
Theridion suaveolens (Simon, 1879)⇒ Neottiura suaveolens Simon, 1879
Theridion tinctum (Charles Atha..., 1802)⇒ Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Theridion uhligi Martin, 1974
Theridion varians Carl Wilhelm..., 1833Red spruce
Theridion varians rusticum Simon, 1873
Theridion wiehlei Ehrenfried S..., 1938
Theridula emertoni Herbert Walt..., 1954Emerton'S Bitubercled Cobweaver
Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873Cobweb spiders
Theridula opulenta (Charles Atha..., 1842)⇒ Theridula gonygaster Eugène Simon, 1873
Thymoites caracasanus Eugène Simon, 1895Cobweb spiders
Thymoites unimaculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Timeropus hersiliformis P. Gourret, 1887
Ulesanis paradoxus Lucas, 1846
Wamba crispulus Eugène Simon, 1895
Yunohamella lyrica Walckenaer, 1842

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in West Europe
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
7
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
6
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
16
88
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