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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
44
105
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
33
91
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
22
77
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
22
77
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
20
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
20
75
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
37
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTheridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Cobweb And Widow Spiders, Cobweb spider, Cobweb spiders
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
0SpeciesTaxom
Enoplognatha Pavesi, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hentziectypus Archer, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Black widow spider0SpeciesTaxom
Neospintharus Exline, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parasteatoda Archer, 1841Comb-Clawed Spider1SpeciesTaxom
Platnickina Kocak & Kemal, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Steatoda Sundevall, 1802False black widows3SpeciesTaxom
Theridion Walckenaer, 1882Tangle-Web Spiders3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
11 Species
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
Hentziectypus globosus Hentz, 1850
Neospintharus trigonum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Horned Parasitic Cobweaver
Parasteatoda tepidariorum C. L. Koch, 1841American house false widow spider
Platnickina tincta Walckenaer, 1802
Steatoda albomaculata (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882
Steatoda grossa C. L. Koch, 1838Brown house spider
Steatoda triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802Triangulate bud spider
Theridion frondeum Nicholas Mar..., 1850Eastern Long-Legged Cobweaver
Theridion glaucescens Lawrence Becker, 1879
Theridion murarium James Henry ..., 1882

Subnodes of Theridiidae with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts)
SubfamilyArgyrodinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLatrodectinae
Petrunkevitch, 1928
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPholcommatinae
Simon, 1894
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheridiinae
Sundevall, 1833
2
3
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