Theridion delicatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904

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Described:

Distribution: Zimbabwe, South Africa

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Taxonomic References
Theridion delicatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904b: 157, pl. 11, f. 5 (Df; preoccupied by Blackwall, 1870, see Kochiura aulica) Original description
Theridion delicatum Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021A: 29, 4 f. (f)
Theridion delicatum Dippenaar-Schoeman & Uys, 2025d: 22, f. 1-21 (f)
References

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Haddad, C. R., Foord, S. H. & Lotz, L. N. (2021A). The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 2 [R-T]. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide, Irene, 49 pp. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7515998 -- Show included taxa

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. & Uys, W. (2025d). More on the red spider Theridion delicatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1904 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from South Africa. SANSA Newsletter 55: 22-24. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17212558 -- Show included taxa

Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1904b). Descriptions of some new species and characters of three new genera, of Araneidea from South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum 3: 143-165, pl. 9-12. -- Show included taxa

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Edit History
Date Type Reference Old value Comment
2025-09-29 New taxonomic reference entry Dippenaar-Schoeman & Uys, 2025d
2025-09-29 Species distribution update Dippenaar-Schoeman & Uys, 2025d Old value
2023-02-10 New taxonomic reference entry Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021A

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