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Genus: Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 | Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

Theridion myersi Levi, 1957

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008540

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Described:

Distribution: USA, Mexico, Jamaica. Introduced to Galapagos

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Taxonomic References

Theridion myersi Levi, 1957a: 31, f. 95-98 (Dmf) Original description

Theridion myersi Baert et al., 2023: 34, f. 128A-D (mf)

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

Levi, H. W. (1957a). The spider genera Enoplognatha, Theridion, and Paidisca in America north of Mexico (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 112: 1-124. -- 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