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Genus: Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 | Family: Theridiosomatidae Simon, 1881

Theridiosoma goodnightorum Archer, 1953

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008990

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Described:

Distribution: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama

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Holotype: American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, USA f - (Archer, 1953)

Taxonomic References

Theridiosoma goodnightorum Archer, 1953: 11, f. 19 (Df) Original description

Theridiosoma goodnightorum Coddington, 1986: 62, f. 130-131 (m)

Theridiosoma goodnightorum Labarque et al., 2025: 77, f. 6A-B, 32A-F, 33A-D (Dm, f)

References

Archer, A. F. (1953). Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 3. American Museum Novitates 1622: 1-27. -- Show included taxa

Coddington, J. A. (1986). The genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 422: 1-96. -- Show included taxa

Labarque, F. M., Piacentini, L. N., Pons, J., Hormiga, G., Arnedo, M. A. & Ramírez, M. J. (2025). Ray spider rush: fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama's cloud forests. European Journal of Taxonomy 1010: 1-145. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2025.1010.3021 -- 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
2025-08-26	New taxonomic reference entry	Labarque et al., 2025
2025-08-26	Species distribution update	Labarque et al., 2025	Old value