N.B.: described as a subgenus of Theridion Walckenaer, 1805, elevated to genus by Archer, 1950: 14, removed from the synonymy of Achaearanea Strand, 1929 by Yoshida, 2008: 38, contra Levi, 1955a: 6.
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Last updated: 2025-07-06
Species counts
ACCEPTED: 90
SYNONYM: 24
HOMONYM: 1
Taxonomic Reference
Original description
Archer,
1946: 36
type Theridion catapetraeum Gertsch & Archer, 1942; gender feminine; syn. of Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896)