IRMNG - Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

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Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833

IRMNG_ID

101228 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:101228)

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Araneae

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Genus Achaearanea Strand, 1929
Genus Achaearyopa Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
Genus Achaeridion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Adansonia Saville-Kent, 1897
Genus Allothymoites Ono, 2007
Genus Ameridion Wunderlich, 1994
Genus Amphiledorus Jocqué & Bosmans, 2001
Genus Anatea Berland, 1927
Genus Anatolidion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Anelosimus Simon, 1891
Genus Argyrodella Saaristo, 2006
Genus Argyrodes Simon, 1864
Genus Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Genus Asiopisinus Hu, Wei, Lio & Xu, 2025
Genus Asteron Jocqué, 1991
Genus Astodipoena Petrunkevitch, 1958 †
Genus Asygna Agnarsson, 2006
Genus Asygyna Agnarsson, 2006
Genus Audifia Keyserling, 1884
Genus Balticoridion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Balticpholcomma Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Bardala Saaristo, 2006
Genus Borneoridion Deeleman & Wunderlich, 2011
Genus Brunepisinus Yoshida & Koh, 2011
Genus Cabello Levi, 1964
Genus Cameronidion Wunderlich, 2011
Genus Campanicola Yoshida, 2015
Genus Canalidion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Carniella Thaler & Steinberger, 1988
Genus Caudasinus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Cephalobares Cambridge, 1871
Genus Cerocida Simon, 1894
Genus Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
Genus Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Genus Clavibertus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Clya Menge in Berendt, 1854 †
Genus Coleosoma Cambridge, 1882
Genus Cornutheridion Wunderlich, 2021 †
Genus Cornutidion Wunderlich, 1988 †
Genus Coscinida Simon, 1894
Genus Cretaraneus Selden, 1990 †
Genus Crustulina Menge, 1868
Genus Cyllognatha Koch in Koch (Keyserling), 1872
Genus Cymbiopholcomma Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Deelemanella Yoshida, 2003
Genus Dipoena Thorell, 1869
Genus Dipoenata Wunderlich, 1988
Genus Dipoenura Simon, 1908
Genus Echinotheridion Levi, 1963
Genus Emertonella Bryant, 1945
Genus Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880
Genus Eoasagena Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Eodipoena Petrunkevitch, 1942 †
Genus Eolyrifer Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Eomysmena Petrunkevitch, 1942 †
Genus Eoteutana Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Eurypoena Wunderlich, 1991
Genus Exalbidion Wunderlich, 1994
Genus Faiditus Keyserling, 1884
Genus Femurraptor Wunderlich, 2011 †
Genus Flegia Menge in Berendt, 1854 †
Genus Glebych Eskov & Marusik, 2021
Genus Globulidion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Gmogala Keyserling in Koch (Keyserling), 1890
Genus Gnophomytis Simon, 1894
Genus Grancanaridion Wunderlich, 2011
Genus Gushangzao Lin & Li, 2024
Genus Gyro Lin & Li, 2024
Genus Hadrotarsus Thorell, 1881
Genus Helenidion Sherwood, Marusik, Fowler, Stevens & Joshua, 2024
Genus Helvibis Keyserling, 1884
Genus Helvidia Thorell, 1890
Genus Heterotheridion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Hetschkia Keyserling, 1886
Genus Hirsutipalpus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Histagonia Simon, 1894
Genus Icona Forster, 1956
Genus Jamaitidion Wunderlich, 1994
Genus Keijia Yoshida, 2001
Genus Knoflachia Marusik & Eskov, 2024
Genus Kochiura Archer, 1950
Genus Kochiuridion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Landoppo Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
Genus Lasaeola Simon, 1881
Genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Leptasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001
Genus Macaridion Wunderlich, 1991
Genus Magnopholcomma Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Marianana Georgescu, 1989
Genus Melos Pickard-Cambridge, 1899
Genus Microtheridion Wunderlich, 2021 †
Genus Mictodipoena Petrunkevitch, 1958 †
Genus Mimetidion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Molione Thorell, 1892
Genus Moneta Cambridge, 1871
Genus Monetoculus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Montanidion Wunderlich, 2011
Genus Municeps Petrunkevitch, 1942 †
Genus Nactodipoena Petrunkevitch, 1942 †
Genus Nanosteatoda Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Nanume Saaristo, 2006
Genus Neopisinus Marques, Buckup & Lopes Rodrigues, 2011
Genus Neospintharus Exline, 1950
Genus Neottiura Menge, 1868
Genus Nesticodes Archer, 1950
Genus Nipponidion Yoshida, 2001
Genus Obscurpholcomma Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Ohlertidion Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Paidiscura Archer, 1950
Genus Paratheridula Levi, 1957
Genus Pentasteron Baehr & Jocqué, 2001
Genus Pholcomma Thorell, 1869
Genus Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
Genus Phycosoma Cambridge, 1880
Genus Platnickina Koçak & Kemal, 2008
Genus Praetereuryopis Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Pronepos Petrunkevitch, 1963 †
Genus Propostira Simon, 1894
Genus Protosteatoda Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Pseudasteron Jocqué & Baehr, 2001
Genus Pseudoteutana Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Pycnoepisinus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Questo Platnick, 2002
Genus Rhinocosmetus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024
Genus Rhinoliparus Vanuytven, Jocqué & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2024
Genus Rhomphaea Koch in Koch (Keyserling), 1872
Genus Robertus Cambridge, 1879-81
Genus Ruborridion Wunderlich, 2011
Genus Rugapholcomma Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Sardinidion Wunderlich, 1994
Genus Selimus Saaristo, 2006
Genus Sesato Saaristo, 2006
Genus Seycellesa Koçak & Kemal, 2008
Genus Simitidion Wunderlich, 1991
Genus Spheropistha Yaginuma, 1957
Genus Spinembolia Saaristo, 2006
Genus Spinisinus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Spinitharinus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Spintharus Hentz, 1850
Genus Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Stemmops Cambridge, 1894
Genus Stoda Saaristo, 2006
Genus Styposis Simon, 1894
Genus Succinobertus Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Succinura Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Takayus Yoshida, 2001
Genus Tamanidion Wunderlich, 2011
Genus Tekellina Levi, 1957
Genus Theonoe Simon, 1881
Genus Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Theridium Leach, 1816
Genus Theridula Emerton, 1882
Genus Thwaitesia Cambridge, 1881
Genus Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Tidarren Chamberlin & Ivie, 1934
Genus Tomoxena Simon, 1895
Genus Triangulum Jiang & Li in Xin et al., 2022 †
Genus Troglotheridion Hu & Liu, 2025
Genus Trust Sherwood, Marusik, Wilkins, P. Ashmole & M. Ashmole, 2024
Genus Unispinatoda Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Vicipholcomma Wunderlich, 2008 †
Genus Vigdisia Agnarsson, Kuntner, Yu & Gregorič, 2025
Genus Wamba Cambridge, 1897
Genus Wirada Keyserling, 1886
Genus Yaginumena Yoshida, 2002
Genus Yoroa Baert, 1984
Genus Yunohamella Yoshida, 2007
Genus Zercidium Benoit, 1977
Genus Zodariellum Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1968
Genus Acanthomysmena Mello-Leitão, 1944 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Achaea O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 accepted as Achaearanea Strand, 1929 (junior homonym)
Genus Adelosimus Simon, 1894 accepted as Anelosimus Simon, 1891
Genus Allodipoena Bryant, 1947 accepted as Wamba Cambridge, 1897
Genus Allotheridion Archer, 1946 accepted as Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Ancocoelus Simon, 1894 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Ancylorrhanis Simon, 1894 accepted as Pholcomma Thorell, 1869
Genus Arctachaea Levi, 1957 accepted as Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Genus Argyria Yaginuma, 1957 accepted as Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Genus Argyroaster Yaginuma, 1958 accepted as Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Genus Argyrodina Strand, 1928 accepted as Argyrodes Simon, 1864
Genus Argyroelus Hogg, 1922 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Ariamne O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 accepted as Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Genus Armigera Marples, 1956 accepted as Pholcomma Thorell, 1869
Genus Asagena Sundevall, 1833 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Asagenella Schenkel, 1937 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Ataulfo O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 accepted as Stemmops Cambridge, 1894 (synonym)
Genus Atkinia Strand, 1929 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Atkinsonia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Billima Simon, 1908 accepted as Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Brontosauriella Bristowe, 1938 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Chacoca Badcock, 1932 accepted as Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Chindellum Archer, 1950 accepted as Wamba Cambridge, 1897
Genus Chrosiotes Simon, 1901 accepted as Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
Genus Clavilosimus Wunderlich, 2008 † accepted as Anelosimus Simon, 1891
Genus Clya Berendt, 1845 † accepted as Clya Menge in Berendt, 1854 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Conopistha Karsch, 1881 accepted as Argyrodes Simon, 1864
Genus Cryptachaea Archer, 1946 accepted as Achaearanea Strand, 1929
Genus Ctenium Menge, 1871 accepted as Robertus Cambridge, 1879-81
Genus Cyatholipulus Petrunkevitch, 1930 accepted as Styposis Simon, 1894
Genus Diaprocorus Simon, 1894 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Dipoenoides Chamberlin, 1925 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Epesinus Banks, 1905 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Episinopsis Simon, 1894 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Eucharia Koch in Panzer, 1835 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 (Homonym)
Genus Eucharium Simon, 1864 accepted as Eucharia Koch in Panzer, 1835 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833 (Misspelling)
Genus Faitidius Simon, 1894 accepted as Faiditus Keyserling, 1884
Genus Flegia Berendt, 1845 † accepted as Flegia Menge in Berendt, 1854 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
Genus Formicinoides Keyserling, 1884 accepted as Helvibis Keyserling, 1884
Genus Garricola Chamberlin, 1916 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Garritus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 accepted as Robertus Cambridge, 1879-81
Genus Hentziectypus Archer, 1946 accepted as Achaearanea Strand, 1929
Genus Histiagonia Banks, 1899 accepted as Histagonia Simon, 1894
Genus Hubba Cambridge, 1897 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Hyocrea Simon, 1894 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Hypobares Simon, 1894 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Hyptimorpha Strand, 1906 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Imogala Keyserling in Koch (Keyserling), 1890 accepted as Gmogala Keyserling in Koch (Keyserling), 1890
Genus Janula Strand, 1932 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Labiodectus Bradley, 1877 accepted as Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Lathrodectes Banks, 1899 accepted as Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Lathrodectus Thorell, 1869 accepted as Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Latrodectes Canestrini & Pavesi, 1869 accepted as Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Lithyphantes Thorell, 1869 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Loxonychia Tullgren in Sjöstedt, 1910 accepted as Coscinida Simon, 1894
Genus Meotipa Simon, 1894 accepted as Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Genus Meotype Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Genus Microcephalus Restrepo in Daniel, 1948 accepted as Argyrodes Simon, 1864
Genus Mufila Bryant, 1949 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Nanomysmena Petrunkevitch, 1958 † accepted as Clya Menge in Berendt, 1854 †
Genus Nesticoides accepted as Nesticodes Archer, 1950
Genus Pachydactylus Menge, 1868 accepted as Lasaeola Simon, 1881 (Junior homonym)
Genus Paidisca Bishop & Crosby, 1926 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Paoningia Schenkel, 1937 accepted as Dipoena Thorell, 1869
Genus Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 accepted as Achaearanea Strand, 1929
Genus Parvidipoena Wunderlich, 2015 accepted as Lasaeola Simon, 1881 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, proposed as subgenus)
Genus Penictis Simon, 1894 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Phaetoticus Simon, 1894 accepted as Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Philto Simon, 1894 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Phylarchus Simon, 1889 accepted as Euryopis Menge, 1868
Genus Phyllonethis Thorell, 1869 accepted as Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880
Genus Piocamis Petrunkevitch, 1928 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Plocamis Simon, 1894 accepted as Episinus Latreille, 1809
Genus Pselothorax Chamberlin, 1949 accepted as Lasaeola Simon, 1881
Genus Robertia Saaristo, 2006 accepted as Seycellesa Koçak & Kemal, 2008 (junior homonym)
Genus Romphaea Banks, 1895 accepted as Rhomphaea Koch in Koch (Keyserling), 1872
Genus Saaristoa Koçak & Kemal, 2008 accepted as Seycellocesa Koçak & Kemal, 2008
Genus Simonola Wunderlich, 2015 accepted as Lasaeola Simon, 1881 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, proposed as subgenus)
Genus Spelobion Chamberlin & Ivie, 1938 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Sphyrotinus Simon, 1894 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Steassa Simon, 1910 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Stethopoma Thorell, 1890 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Stictoxena Simon, 1894 accepted as Dipoena Thorell, 1869
Genus Sudabe Karsch, 1879 accepted as Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
Genus Symopagia Simon, 1894 accepted as Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880
Genus Tentana Simon, 1896 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Teutana Simon, 1881 accepted as Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Genus Theridiella Tullgren in Sjöstedt, 1910 accepted as Coscinida Simon, 1894
Genus Theridio Simon, 1864 accepted as Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Theridiotis Levi, 1954 accepted as Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
Genus Thiridium Koch, 1850 accepted as Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Genus Tholocco Archer, 1946 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Thonastica Simon, 1908 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Thymoella Bryant, 1948 accepted as Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Genus Topo Exline, 1950 accepted as Thwaitesia Cambridge, 1881
Genus Trichursa Simon, 1908 accepted as Dipoenura Simon, 1908
Genus Trigonobothrys Simon, 1889 accepted as Phycosoma Cambridge, 1880
Genus Trithena Simon, 1867 accepted as Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
Genus Ulesanis Koch, 1871 accepted as Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
Genus Umfila Keyserling, 1886 (unaccepted)
Genus Vibrada Simon, 1894 (unaccepted)
Genus Virada Simon, 1894 (unaccepted)
Genus Wibrada Keyserling, 1886 (unaccepted)
Genus Ariadne Doleschall, 1857 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Chorizopella (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Janulus Thorell, 1881 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Phycus Cambridge, 1871 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Proboscidula (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Selkirkiella Berland, 1930 (uncertain, unassessed)
Genus Tobesoa Keyserling in Koch (Keyserling), 1890 (uncertain, unassessed)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101228 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-19 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2012-01-29 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (3)
Notes (2)

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. [details]

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. [details]

Unreviewed

Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Chelicerata (Subphylum) > Arachnida (Class) > Araneae (Order) > Labidognatha (Suborder) > Araneoidea (Superfamily) > Theridiidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Arachnids, nonmarine (characteristic of class: Parker). Spiders, terrestrial (characteristics of order) (Parker). Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Oligocene (Rupelian)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]