World Spider Catalog

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

Theridion octoferum Strand, 1909

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008574

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Described: j

Distribution: South Africa

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Holotype: Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin (ZMB), Germany (database export of type material, March 2019) Theridion octoferum Strand, 1909, (29450) -

Taxonomic References

Theridion octoferum Strand, 1909g: 560 (Dj) Original description

Theridion octoferum Sherwood, 2024b: 213 (immature, species inquirenda)

References

Sherwood, D. (2024b). Studies on spider nomenclature – I: miscellaneous notes on unrecognisable species, new synonyms, and untenable subspecies (Araneae: Araneomorphae). The Indochina Entomologist 1(23): 189-235. doi: 10.70590/ice.2024.01.23 -- Show included taxa

Strand, E. (1909g). Spinnentiere von Südafrika und einigen Inseln gesammelt bei der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition. In: Drygalsky, E. von (ed.) Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, 1901-1903, im Auftrage des Reichsamtes des Innern. X. Band. Zoologie II. Band. Georg Reimer, Berlin, pp. 541-596. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.2166 -- 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
2025-01-05	New taxonomic reference entry	Sherwood, 2024b