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Genus: Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 | Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Steatoda andina (Keyserling, 1884)

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008025

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Described:

Distribution: Venezuela to Chile

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Taxonomic References

Lithyphantes andinus Keyserling, 1884a: 132, pl. 6, f. 82 (Dmf) Original description

Steatoda andina Levi, 1962a: 26, f. 16-19 (mf)

Steatoda andina Baert et al., 2023: 33, f. 124A-B (f)

References

Baert, L., Maelfait, J.-P., Desender, K., Hendrickx, F., Dekoninck, W., Berthet, M., Bouckaert, K., Caudron, J. & Leclercq, M. (2023). Updated checklist, origin, distribution, literature and genital drawings of the spiders of the Galápagos Islands. Belgian Journal of Entomology 142: 1-188. [[includes figs of 5 undescribed species]] -- Show included taxa

Keyserling, E. (1884a). Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. I. Hälfte. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg, 222 pp., pl. 1-10. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.64832 -- Show included taxa

Levi, H. W. (1962a). The spider genera Steatoda and Enoplognatha in America (Araneae, Theridiidae). Psyche, Cambridge 69(1): 11-36. doi: 10.1155/1962/42957 -- 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
2024-12-22	New taxonomic reference entry	Baert et al., 2023