Theridiidae
Episinus truncatus Latreille, 1809
Episinus truncatus Latreille, 1809
Episinus truncatus is a small dark Palearctic tangle-web spider that grows up to 4 mm long.
Episinus amoenus Banks, 1911
Episinus amoenus Banks, 1911
Episinus amoenus is a cobweb spider species in the Theridiidae family found in the United States and Mexico.
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus maculipes Cavanna, 1876
Episinus maculipes is a rare European theridiid spider with distinct web-building and wandering behavior by sex.
Spintharus flavidus Hentz, 1850
Spintharus flavidus Hentz, 1850
Spintharus flavidus is a cobweb spider species in the Theridiidae family, found from the US to Bolivia and Brazil.
Moneta mirabilis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)
Moneta mirabilis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)
Moneta mirabilis is a widely distributed spider species across East and Southeast Asia with distinct morphological traits.
Thwaitesia margaritifera O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
Thwaitesia margaritifera O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
Thwaitesia margaritifera is a Thwaitesia spider species found in China, India, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
Theridion grallator Simon, 1900
Theridion grallator Simon, 1900
Theridion grallator, a small endemic Hawaiian spider, is known for its variable abdominal patterns, including the smiley-face morph.
Theridion pictum (Walckenaer, 1802)
Theridion pictum (Walckenaer, 1802)
Theridion pictum is a Holarctic cobweb spider, type species of genus Theridion, introduced to South Africa.
Theridion varians Hahn, 1833
Theridion varians Hahn, 1833
Theridion varians Hahn, 1833 is a cobweb spider species found across a wide Eurasian and North African range plus North America and China.
Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890
Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890
Theridion zonulatum is a sexually dimorphic spider with distinctive banding, recorded across multiple South and Southeast Asian countries.
Theridion melanurum Hahn, 1831
Theridion melanurum Hahn, 1831
Theridion melanurum is a cobweb spider native from Europe to western Asia and northern Africa, introduced to the US.
Parasteatoda tepidariorum (C.L.Koch, 1841)
Parasteatoda tepidariorum (C.L.Koch, 1841)
Parasteatoda tepidariorum, the common house spider, is a widespread synanthropic spider not dangerous to humans.
Parasteatoda lunata (Clerck, 1757)
Parasteatoda lunata (Clerck, 1757)
Parasteatoda lunata is a Palearctic cobweb spider in Theridiidae that was moved to its current genus in 2008.
Theridula emertoni Levi, 1954
Theridula emertoni Levi, 1954
Theridula emertoni is a small tangle web spider species found in the United States and Canada, first formally described in 1954.
Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873)
Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873)
Theridula gonygaster is a species of cobweb spider in family Theridiidae native to the Americas and Caribbean, introduced widely elsewhere.
Simitidion simile (C.L.Koch, 1836)
Simitidion simile (C.L.Koch, 1836)
Simitidion simile is a comb-footed spider native to Eurasia and North Africa, and introduced to Canada.
Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882)
Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882)
Rugathodes sexpunctatus is a small boreal spider found across North America and Russia, with distinctive variable abdominal spotting.
Neottiura bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Neottiura bimaculata (Linnaeus, 1767)
Neottiura bimaculata is a cobweb spider species in Theridiidae found across multiple regions of Eurasia and North America.
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900
Coleosoma floridanum is a cobweb spider species native to the Americas, introduced to multiple other regions worldwide.
Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart, 1886)
Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart, 1886)
Cryptachaea blattea is a native-African cobweb spider species from the family Theridiidae introduced to many regions worldwide.
Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886)
Cryptachaea veruculata (Urquhart, 1886)
This small spider species shows clear sexual size dimorphism and builds small webs in varied locations including vegetation and building walls.
Cryptachaea gigantipes (Keyserling, 1890)
Cryptachaea gigantipes (Keyserling, 1890)
Cryptachaea gigantipes is a small spider found across Australasia, typically dwelling in sheltered rocky or human-associated sites.
Yunohamella lyrica (Walckenaer, 1841)
Yunohamella lyrica (Walckenaer, 1841)
Yunohamella lyrica is a cobweb spider species in the family Theridiidae found in North America, Korea, and Japan.
Tidarren sisyphoides (Walckenaer, 1841)
Tidarren sisyphoides (Walckenaer, 1841)
Tidarren sisyphoides is a tangle web spider where mating males die, females do not cannibalize mates, found from the southern US to Colombia and the West Indies.
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