World Spider Catalog

Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Family | ACCEPTED

N.B.: considered a senior synonym of Hadrotarsidae Thorell, 1881: 190 (sub Hardotarsoidae, 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 Simon, 1894a: 512 (sub Spinthareae); the subfamily Theonoeinae Simon, 1894a: 586 (sub Theonoeae) (synonym Pholcommatinae Simon, 1894a: 589, sub Pholcommateae), which include Theonoe Simon, 1881, Carniella Thaler & Steinberger, 1988, Robertus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 and Pholcomma Thorell, 1869, is circumscribed by Eskov & Marusik, 2024: 51; Eskov & Marusik, 2024: 52 also mention the subfamilies Argyrodinae Simon, 1881a: 14 (sub Argyrodini) and Latrodectinae Petrunkevitch, 1928: 117 (junior synyonym of Dipoeninae Simon, 1894a: 561, sub Dipoeneae).

Gen. Famakytta Pett & Agnarsson, 2025 urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:06438

type Famakytta analamazaotra Pett & Agnarsson, 2025; gender feminine (according to ICZN Article 30.2.4)

In synonymy:

Famakytta miltosa (Zhu & Song, 1991) = Famakytta miniacea (Doleschall, 1857) (Yoshida, 2003a: 148, sub Argyrodes)

Famakytta musgravei (Rainbow, 1916) = Famakytta miniacea (Doleschall, 1857) (Grostal, 1999: 626, sub Argyrodes)

Famakytta sumatrana (Thorell, 1890) = Famakytta flavescens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) (Thorell, 1895b: 117, sub Argyrodes)

Famakytta walkeri (Rainbow, 1902) = Famakytta miniacea (Doleschall, 1857) (Berland, 1938: 162, sub Argyrodes)

Famakytta analamazaotra Agnarsson & Pett, 2025 | | Madagascar urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:066475 TYPE SPECIES

Famakytta analamazaotra Agnarsson & Pett in Pett, Ferreira & Agnarsson, 2025: 10, f. 6A-F, 7A-F (Dmf) Original description

Famakytta fissifrontella (Saaristo, 1978) | | Seychelles urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007041

Argyrodes fissifrontella Saaristo, 1978: 114, f. 141-148 (Dmf) Original description

Argyrodes fissifrontella Saaristo, 2000: 41, f. 1C, 2C, 5A-C (mf)

Argyrodes fissifrontellus Uhl, Nessler & Schneider, 2010: 77, f. 1G-H (f)

Argyrodes fissifrontella Saaristo, 2010: 248, f. 37.38a-b, 44 (mf)

Famakytta fissifrontella Pett, Ferreira & Agnarsson, 2025: 11 (T from Argyrodes)

Famakytta flavescens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) | | India, Sri Lanka to Japan, New Guinea urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007044

Argyrodes flavescens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880b: 321, pl. 28, f. 1 (Dmf) Original description

Argyrodes sumatranus Thorell, 1890a: 247 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:060499]

Argyrodes sumatranus Workman & Workman, 1894: 17, pl. 17 (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Thorell, 1895b: 117 (S of Argyrodes sumatranus)

Argyrodes miniaceus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906: 132, pl. 15, f. 399, 403 (mf; misidentified per Yoshida, 2003a: 149)

Argyrodes miniaceus Chikuni, 1989b: 34, f. 22 (mf; misidentified per Tanikawa, Chida & Kumada, 1996: 48)

Argyrodes flavescens Zhu & Song, 1991: 135, f. 6A-D (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Tanikawa, Chida & Kumada, 1996: 48, f. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Zhu, 1998: 204, f. 132A-D (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 100, f. 46A-B, K (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Namkung, 2003: 139, f. 13.54a-c (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Yoshida, 2003a: 149, f. 400-402 (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Yoshida, 2009b: 386, f. 287-289 (mf)

Argyrodes falvescens Javed, Srinivasulu & Tampal, 2010: 983, f. 7-9 (mf, lapsus)

Argyrodes flavescens Yin et al., 2012: 280, f. 99a-e (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Kokami & Baba, 2025: 82, f. 1-3 (m)

Famakytta flavescens Pett, Ferreira & Agnarsson, 2025: 12 (T from Argyrodes)

Famakytta miniacea (Doleschall, 1857) | | India, Korea, Japan to Australia urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007098

Theridion miniaceum Doleschall, 1857: 408 (D) Original description

Argyrodes miniaceus Thorell, 1878b: 138 (Dmf)

Argyrodes miniatus Thorell, 1881: 161 (lapsus)

Argyrodes walkeri Rainbow, 1902b: 524, pl. 28, f. 2-3 (Dmf) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058104]

Argyrodes musgravei Rainbow, 1916a: 52, pl. 15, f. 28 (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:058098]

Argyrodes miniatus Berland, 1938: 162, f. 93-94 (mf, lapsus, S of Argyrodes walkeri)

Argyrodes miniaceus Nakatsudi, 1943a: 152, f. 3a-c (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Chrysanthus, 1963: 739, f. 63-66, 69 (mf)

Conopistha miniacea Lee, 1966: 25, f. 5g-h (f)

Conopistha miniacea Hu, 1984: 160, f. 165.1-2 (f)

Argyrodes miniaceus Yaginuma, 1986a: 51, f. 28.1 (mf)

Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Song, 1991: 139, f. 12A-C (Df) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007096]

Argyrodes miniaceus Zhu & Song, 1991: 141, f. 13A-C (m)

Argyrodes miniaceus Chen & Zhang, 1991: 152, f. 148.1-3 (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Barrion & Litsinger, 1994: 304, f. 1550-1553 (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Tanikawa, Chida & Kumada, 1996: 48, f. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 (mf)

Argyrodes miltosus Zhu, 1998: 205, f. 133A-F (mf)

Argyrodes miltosus Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 100, f. 47A-B, K-L (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Grostal, 1999: 626, f. 2B, 4A-I (mf, S of Argyrodes musgravei)

Argyrodes miniaceus Namkung, 2002: 136, f. 13.53a-d (mf)

Argyrodes flavescens Namkung, 2002: 137, f. 13.54a-c (mf; misidentified per Kim & Kim, 2007: 216)

Argyrodes miniaceus Namkung, 2003: 138, f. 13.53a-d (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Yoshida, 2003a: 148, f. 397-399 (mf, S of Argyrodes miltosus)

Argyrodes miniaceus Kim & Kim, 2007: 216, f. 2A-H, 7B-C (mf, S of Argyrodes miltosus confirmed)

Argyrodes miniaceus Yoshida, 2009b: 386, f. 284-286 (mf)

Argyrodes miltosus Zhu & Zhang, 2011: 83, f. 45A-F (mf)

Argyrodes miltosus Yin et al., 2012: 282, f. 100a-f (mf)

Argyrodes miltosus Jin, 2018: 13, f. 4-2.A-G, pl. 2 (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Kim, 2021: 22, f. 5A-J (mf)

Argyrodes miniaceus Sibi, Gigi & Sudhikumar, 2022: 91, f. 1A-D, 2A-E (mf)

Famakytta miniaceus Pett, Ferreira & Agnarsson, 2025: 11 (T from Argyrodes)