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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
93
237
331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
79
216
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
36
153
247
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
34
151
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
29
146
239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
28
145
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
6
68
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
14
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Virginia
14 Genera with 21 Species
Asagena Sundevall, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Chrosiothes Simon, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Crustulina Menge, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Euryopis Menge, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1837Black widow spider2SpeciesTaxom
Melychiopharis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Pholcomma Thorell, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Spintharus Hentz, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows2SpeciesTaxom
Theonoe Simon, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1850Tangle-Web Spiders1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
21 Species
Asagena americana James Henry ..., 1882Two-Spotted Cobweb Spider
Asagena fulva Eugen von Ke..., 1884
Chrosiothes chirica Herbert Walt..., 1954
Chrosiothes jenningsi Piel, 1995
Crustulina altera Willis J. Ge..., 1942
Enoplognatha caricis Fickert, 1876
Enoplognatha intrepida William Sør..., 1898
Euryopis argentea Emerton, 1882
Euryopis funebris Hentz, 1850
Euryopis gertschi Levi, 1951Jost Van Dyke's Indian mallow
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790
Latrodectus variolus (Walckenaer, 1837)⇒ Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin &..., 1935
Melychiopharis cynips Eugène Simon, 1895
Neospintharus furcatus O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Cobweb spiders
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Pholcomma hirsutum James Henry ..., 1882
Spintharus flavidus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Cobweb spiders
Steatoda borealis Nicholas Mar..., 1850Boreal Combfoot
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theonoe stridula Crosby, 1906
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in West Virginia
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadrotarsinae
Thorell, 1881
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySphintharinae
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
2
2
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