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Genus: Spheropistha Yaginuma, 1957 | Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Spheropistha incursa (Gray & Anderson, 1989)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:007067

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Described:

Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Lord Howe Is.)

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS), Australia m (KS 18359) - (Gray & Anderson, 1989)
Allotype: Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS), Australia f (KS 18360) - (Gray & Anderson, 1989)
Paratype: Australian Museum, Sydney (AMS), Australia 5f (KS 12254-12255, 18361) - (Gray & Anderson, 1989)

Taxonomic References

Argyrodes incursus Gray & Anderson, 1989: 25, f. 4-11 (Dmf) Original description

Spheropistha incursus Hu, 2024: 284 (T from Argyrodes)

References

Gray, M. R. & Anderson, G. J. (1989). A new Australian species of Argyrodes Simon (Araneoidea: Theridiidae) which preys on its host. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 111: 25-30. -- Show included taxa

Hu, C. H. (2024). First record of Spheropistha melanosoma Yaginuma, 1957 (Araneae: Theridiidae: Argyrodinae) from China, with a new combination. Serket 20(3): 281-287. -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2024-11-16	Species updated		Old value	Species epithet corrected
2024-11-16	New taxonomic reference entry	Hu, 2024
2024-11-16	Species transferred to new genus	Hu, 2024		Species transferred from Argyrodes to Spheropistha