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.

In synonymy:

Mesopneustes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 = Theridula Emerton, 1882 (Simon, 1898a: 207)

Gen. Theridula Emerton, 1882 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:00726

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Mesopneustes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894a: 126 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05545] (type M. nigrovittata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 = Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873)) by Simon, 1898a: 207.

Transferred to other genera:

Theridula albipes Saito, 1935 -- see Chikunia

Theridula angula Tikader, 1970 -- see Chrysso

Theridula caudata Saito, 1933 -- see Chrysso

Theridula ovsjannikovi Charitonov, 1950 -- see Chrysso

Theridula polita Mello-Leitão, 1947 -- see Dipoena

Theridula swatiae Biswas, Saha & Raychaydhuri, 1997 -- see Chrysso

In synonymy:

Theridula opulenta albomaculata Franganillo, 1936 = Theridula gonygaster Simon, 1873 (Levi, 1954c: 340)

Theridula regia Gertsch & Archer, 1942 = Theridula gonygaster Simon, 1873 (Levi, 1954c: 340)

Nomen dubium:

Theridula theriella Strand, 1907d: 729, Strand, 1907o: 31 (f, Madagascar) -- Nentwig et al., 2020: 27

Theridula aelleni (Hubert, 1970) | | Spain, Madeira, Tunisia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042550

Theridion aelleni Hubert, 1970b: 190, f. 1-4 (Dmf) Original description

Theridion spinitarse Brignoli, 1984b: 301 (S of Theridion aelleni; revalidated by Knoflach, Rollard & Thaler, 2009: 257)

Theridula aelleni Knoflach, Rollard & Thaler, 2009: 257, f. 80-84 (mf, T from Theridion, removed from S of Theridion spinitarse)

Theridula aelleni Le Peru, 2011: 487, f. 857 (mf)

Theridula albonigra Caporiacco, 1949 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008804

Theridula albonigra Caporiacco, 1949a: 396, f. 47 (Df) Original description

Theridula albonigra vittata Caporiacco, 1949 | | Kenya urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008805

Theridula albonigra vittata Caporiacco, 1949a: 397 (Df) Original description

Theridula casas Levi, 1954 | | Mexico urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008807

Theridula casas Levi, 1954c: 338, f. 6-8 (Dmf) Original description

Theridula emertoni Levi, 1954 | | USA, Canada urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008808

Theridula opulenta Kaston, 1948: 99, f. 120-122 (m, misidentified)

Theridula emertoni Levi, 1954c: 333, f. 1-5 (Dmf) Original description

Theridula emertoni Levi, 1961: 5, f. 4 (m)

Theridula emertoni Levi & Levi, 1962: 42, f. 69-71 (m)

Theridula emertoni Levi & Randolph, 1975: 47, f. 58-60 (m)

Theridula emertoni Kaston, 1977: 12, f. 1-2 (mf)

Theridula emertoni Roth, 1982: 47-11, f. 58-60 (m)

Theridula emertoni Roth, 1985: B43-10, f. 58-60 (m)

Theridula emertoni Roth, 1994: 184, f. 59-60 (mf)

Theridula emertoni Paquin & Dupérré, 2003: 224, f. 2506-2508 (mf)

Theridula emertoni Agnarsson, Coddington & Knoflach, 2007: 368, f. 120 (m)

Theridula faceta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) | | Mexico, Guatemala urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008809

Theridion facetum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894a: 143, pl. 16, f. 14 (Dm) Original description

Theridula faceta F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 393, pl. 37, f. 9-10 (m, Df)

Theridula faceta Levi, 1954c: 337, f. 14-17 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873) | | Central and South America, Caribbean. Introduced to Europe, Congo, Madagascar, Seychelles, Georgia, India, China, Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008810

Theridium gonygaster Simon, 1873a: 108, pl. 2, f. 24 (Dmf) Original description

Chrysso nivipictus Butler, 1883: 764, pl. 57, f. 1 (Df)

Theridula triangularis Keyserling, 1886b: 30, pl. 11, f. 149 (Df)

Theridula quinqueguttata Keyserling, 1886b: 31, pl. 11, f. 150 (Df)

Mesopneustes nigrovittata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894a: 126, pl. 17, f. 3-4 (Dm)

Theridula tricornis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896a: 208, pl. 25, f. 1 (Dj)

Theridula nigrovittata F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 392, pl. 37, f. 8 (Dm)

Theridula opulenta Petrunkevitch, 1930a: 189, f. 33-36 (mf, misidentified)

Theridula opulenta albomaculata Franganillo, 1936b: 79, f. 38 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054685]

Theridula regia Gertsch & Archer, 1942: 2, f. 10 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054686]

Theridula gonygaster Levi, 1954c: 340, f. 18-22 (mf, removed from S of T. opulenta, S of Theridula opulenta albomaculata and T. regia)

Theridula gonygaster Levi, 1967c: 176, f. 5-8 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Brignoli, 1969c: 262, f. 2-3, 6 (f)

Theridula gonygaster Roberts, 1983: 227, f. 36-37 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Chikuni, 1989b: 40, f. 50 (f)

Theridula gonygaster Zhu, 1998: 75, f. 43A-D (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 148, f. 83H-J (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Melic, 2000b: 49, f. 1-4 (f)

Theridula gonygaster Yoshida, 2001c: 178, f. 79-82 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Yoshida, 2003a: 116, f. 301-304 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Trotta, 2005: 175, f. 456-457 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Saaristo, 2006: 85, f. 97-99 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Wunderlich, 2008b: 397, f. 598-603 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Yoshida, 2009b: 384, f. 264-266 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Saaristo, 2010: 274, f. 37.141-144 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Kostanjšek, 2010: 27, f. 1a-b (f)

Theridula gonygaster Le Peru, 2011: 487, f. 858 (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Yin et al., 2012: 423, f. 189a-e (mf)

Theridula gonygaster Lecigne, 2018b: 77, f. 11J (m)

Theridula gonygaster Vanuytven, 2021: 42, 283, f. A.30a-b, B.313-314 (m)

Theridula gonygaster Sekhar & Sunil Jose, 2021a: 72, f. A-F, 2 (f)

Theridula huberti Benoit, 1977 | | St. Helena urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008811

Theridula huberti Benoit, 1977i: 148, f. 65a-d (Df) Original description

Theridula iriomotensis Yoshida, 2001 | | Korea, Japan urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037541

Theridula iriomotensis Yoshida, 2001c: 177, f. 75-78 (Dmf) Original description

Theridula iriomotensis Yoshida, 2003a: 117, f. 305-308 (mf)

Theridula iriomotensis Yoshida, 2009b: 384, f. 267-269 (mf)

Theridula iriomotensis Seo, 2018: 285, f. 19F-J (m)

Theridula multiguttata Keyserling, 1886 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008812

Theridula multiguttata Keyserling, 1886b: 258, pl. 21, f. 306 (Df) Original description

Theridula multiguttata Levi, 1966b: 127, f. 1-2 (f)

Theridula nigerrima (Petrunkevitch, 1911) | | Ecuador, Peru urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008813

Dipoena nigra Keyserling, 1886b: 43, pl. 12, f. 158 (Dmf; preoccupied in Dipoena by Steatoda nigra Emerton, 1882)

Dipoena nigerrima Petrunkevitch, 1911: 174 (replacement name) Original description

Theridula nigerrima Levi, 1963a: 138 (Tmf from Dipoena)

Theridula nigerrima Levi, 1966b: 127, f. 3-5 (mf)

Theridula nigerrima Coddington, 1990: 18, f. 100 (m)

Theridula opulenta (Walckenaer, 1841) | | North America. Introduced to southern Europe, India urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008814

Theridion opulenta Walckenaer, 1841: 322 (Df) Original description

Theridion sphaerula Hentz, 1850: 279, pl. 9, f. 22 (Df)

Theridula sphaerula Emerton, 1882: 25, pl. 5, f. 3 (f, Dm)

Chrysso cordiformis Butler, 1883: 763, pl. 57, f. 2 (Df)

Theridium ventillans Keyserling, 1884a: 84, pl. 4, f. 53 (Dm)

Theridula quadripunctata Keyserling, 1886b: 32, pl. 11, f. 151 (Df)

Theridula sphaerula Keyserling, 1886b: 33, pl. 11, f. 152 (f)

Theridula opulenta Simon, 1894a: 551, f. 561 (m)

Theridula sphaerula Emerton, 1902: 108, f. 304 (mf)

Theridula opulenta Simon, 1907d: 260

Theridula opulenta Comstock, 1940: 370, f. 358 (m)

Theridula ventillans Archer, 1946: 52 (removed from S, rejected)

Theridula sphaerula Archer, 1946: 52 (removed from S, rejected)

Theridula opulenta Levi, 1954c: 334, f. 9-13 (mf)

Theridula opulenta Kaston, 1977: 12, f. 3-4 (mf)

Theridula opulenta Heimer, 1982: 43, f. 10 (m)

Theridula opulenta Hu, 1984: 174, f. 183.1-2 (m)

Theridula opulenta Agnarsson, 2004: 596, f. 81A-G, 82A-F (mf)

Theridula opulenta Agnarsson, Coddington & Knoflach, 2007: 366, f. 110 (m)

Theridula opulenta Le Peru, 2011: 487, f. 859 (mf)

Theridula opulenta Sekhar & Sunil Jose, 2021a: 72, f. A-F, 1 (f)

Theridula perlata Simon, 1889 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008815

Theridula perlata Simon, 1889b: 228 (Dm) Original description

Theridula puebla Levi, 1954 | | Mexico, Panama urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008816

Theridula puebla Levi, 1954c: 338, f. 23-25 (Dmf) Original description

Theridula pulchra Berland, 1920 | | East Africa urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008817

Theridula pulchra Berland, 1920c: 150, f. 180 (Dm) Original description

Theridula sexpupillata Mello-Leitão, 1941 | | Brazil urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008818

Theridula sexpupillata Mello-Leitão, 1941c: 250 (Df) Original description

Theridula zhangmuensis Hu, 2001 | | China urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037542

Theridula zhangmuensis Hu, 2001: 589, f. 400.1-3 (Df) Original description