World Spider Catalog

Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Hadrotarsidae Thorell, 1881 (removed from the synonymy of Oonopidae by Roewer, 1963a: 122, contra Roewer, 1942a: 287) by Forster, Platnick & Coddington, 1990: 111 (after Wunderlich, 1978a: 25 and Wunderlich, 1986: 95, contra Baert, 1984a: 615 and Davies, 1985: 67), who recognized an expanded Hadrotarsinae as well as a separate subfamily Spintharinae.

Gen. Hentziectypus Archer, 1946 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:04194

N.B.: removed from the synonymy of Achaearanea Strand, 1929 by Yoshida, 2008: 38, contra Levi, 1955a: 6 (sub Henziectypus, lapsus).

In synonymy:

Hentziectypus credulus (Gertsch & Davis, 1936) = Hentziectypus schullei Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 (Levi, 1955a: 17, sub Achaearanea)

Hentziectypus mendax (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899) = Hentziectypus florens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 (Levi, 1955a: 15, sub Achaearanea)

Homonym replaced:

Hentziectypus inornatus (Banks, 1899) -- see Hentziectypus conjunctus Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936b

Hentziectypus annus (Levi, 1959) | | Jamaica, Bermuda urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006750

Achaearanea anna Levi, 1959b: 62, f. 13-15 (Dmf) Original description

Henziectypus annus Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus apex (Levi, 1959) | | Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006751

Achaearanea apex Levi, 1959b: 64, f. 9-12 (Dmf) Original description

Henziectypus apex Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus conjunctus (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) | | Canada, USA urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006769

Theridion inornatum Banks, 1899b: 192 (Dm; preoccupied by O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861, see Phycosoma inornatum) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060879]

Theridion conjunctum Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936b: 10 (replacement name) Original description

Achaearanea conjuncta Levi, 1955a: 14, f. 14-18 (m, Df, T from Theridion)

Achaearanea conjuncta Paquin & Dupérré, 2006: 25, f. 58-63 (mf)

Henziectypus conjunctus Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus conjunctus Vanuytven, 2021: 157, f. B.141c (m)

Hentziectypus florendidus (Levi, 1959) | | USA to Venezuela urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006787

Achaearanea florens Levi, 1955a: 15, f. 30-31 (m; misidentified per Levi, 1959b: 65)

Achaearanea florendida Levi, 1959b: 65, f. 17, 20-21 (Dmf) Original description

Henziectypus florendidus Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus florens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896) | | USA to Panama, Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006788

Theridion florens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 205, pl. 24, f. 12 (Df) Original description

Achaea mendax O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899a: 294, pl. 39, f. 7 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060878]

Steatoda florens F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 382, pl. 36, f. 5 (f)

Achaea mendax F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 401, pl. 37, f. 31 (m)

Achaearanea florens Levi, 1955a: 15, f. 26-29 (mf, T from Theridion, S of Achaearanea mendax)

Achaearanea florens Levi, 1959b: 65, f. 16, 18-19 (mf)

Henziectypus florens Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus globosus (Hentz, 1850) | | North America urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006793

Theridion globosum Hentz, 1850: 279, pl. 9, f. 23 (Df) Original description

Theridion globosum Emerton, 1882: 14, pl. 2, f. 3 (f)

Theridion globosum Keyserling, 1884a: 91, pl. 4, f. 59 (f)

Theridion globosum Emerton, 1902: 113, f. 262 (f)

Theridion globosum Emerton, 1911: 387, pl. 1, f. 1 (f, Dm)

Hentziectypus globosus Archer, 1946: 51, pl. II, f. 1-3 (mf, T from Theridion)

Theridion globosum Kaston, 1948: 108, f. 131, 152 (m)

Hentziectypus globosus Archer, 1950: 17, pl. I, f. 4 (m)

Achaearanea globosa Levi, 1955a: 9, f. 19-25 (mf)

Achaearanea globosa Levi, 1961: 5, f. 6 (m)

Achaearanea globosa Levi & Levi, 1962: 43, f. 76 (m)

Achaearanea globosus Kaston, 1972a: 109, f. 242B (m)

Achaearanea globosa Levi & Randolph, 1975: 36, f. 51, 54 (m)

Achaearanea globosa Roth, 1982: 47-9, f. 51, 54 (m)

Achaearanea globosa Roth, 1985: B43-9, f. 51, 54 (m)

Achaearanea globosa Breene et al., 1993: 58, f. 26A-C (mf)

Achaearanea globosa Roth, 1994: 183, f. 54 (m)

Achaearanea globosa Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 212, f. 2375-2376 (mf)

Henziectypus globosus Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus globosus Vanuytven, 2021: 49, 157, f. A.38a, B.141a (m)

Hentziectypus hermosillo (Levi, 1959) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006796

Achaearanea hermosillo Levi, 1959b: 63, f. 4-8 (Dmf) Original description

Henziectypus hermosillo Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus rafaeli (Buckup & Marques, 1991) | | Bolivia, Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006849

Achaearanea rafaeli Buckup & Marques, 1991: 86, f. 15-16 (Dm) Original description

Cryptachaea rafaeli Yoshida, 2008: 39 (T from Achaearanea)

Hentziectypus rafaeli Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2010: 351 (T from Cryptachaea)

Hentziectypus rafaeli Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012b: 341, f. 2-3 (Df)

Hentziectypus schullei (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) | | USA, Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006858

Theridion credulum Gertsch & Davis, 1936: 11, f. 17 (Dm) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060877]

Theridion schullei Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936b: 15, f. 22 (Df) Original description

Hentziectypus credulus Archer, 1950: 17 (T from Theridion)

Achaearanea schullei Levi, 1955a: 17, f. 32-38 (mf, T from Theridion, S of Achaearanea credula)

Henziectypus schullei Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus serax (Levi, 1959) | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006860

Achaearanea serax Levi, 1959b: 66, f. 22-23 (Df) Original description

Henziectypus serax Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)

Hentziectypus tayrona Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012 | | Colombia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:045626

Hentziectypus tayrona Buckup, Marques & Rodrigues, 2012b: 340, f. 1 (Dm) Original description

Hentziectypus tayrona Vanuytven, 2021: 157, f. B.141b (m)

Hentziectypus turquino (Levi, 1959) | | Cuba urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:006880

Achaearanea turquino Levi, 1959b: 62, f. 1-3 (Df) Original description

Henziectypus turquino Yoshida, 2008: 38 (T from Achaearanea, lapsus)