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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaAraneae

Family Theridiidae
Sundevall, 1833 · Comb-footed Spiders

Species in this portal
19
Ecological class
8 trogloxenes, 6 accidentals, 4 troglophiles and 1 troglobiont
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
10 states and provinces
Counties
38
Karst regions
Other
Conservation
1 of 15 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Argyrodes 1 in portal
  • Cryptachaea 2 in portal
  • Enoplognatha 1 in portal
  • Faiditus 1 in portal
  • Hentziectypus 1 in portal
  • Latrodectus 1 in portal
  • Neospintharus 1 in portal
  • Parasteatoda 1 in portal
  • Paratheridula 1 in portal
  • Rugathodes 1 in portal
  • Steatoda 1 in portal
  • Theridion 2 in portal
  • Theridula 1 in portal
  • Thymoites 2 in portal
  • Tidarren 1 in portal
  • Yunohamella 1 in portal

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Argyrodes nephilae Taczanowski, 1873 Accidental AL
Cryptachaea porteri (Banks, 1896) Cobweb Spiders Troglophile GNR AL, GA, IN, NM, TN
Cryptachaea rupicola (Emerton, 1882) Troglophile GNR AL, IL
Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1757) Common Candy-Striped Spider Accidental GNR
Faiditus cancellatus (Hentz, 1850) Accidental GNR AL
Hentziectypus globosus (Hentz, 1850) Fingered Cobweaver Accidental GNR AL
Latrodectus variolus Walckenaer, 1837 Northern Black Widow Accidental GNR TN
Neospintharus trigonum (Hentz, 1850) Horned Parasitic Cobweaver Trogloxene GNR AL, IN
Parasteatoda tepidariorum (Koch, 1841) Common House Spider Troglophile GNR AL, AR, GA, IL, KY, TN, VA
Paratheridula perniciosa (Keyserling, 1886) Cobweb Spiders Troglophile
Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882) Common Six-Spotted Cobweaver Trogloxene G5
Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802) Triangulate Bud Spider Trogloxene GNR IL
Theridion flavonotatum Becker, 1879 Trogloxene AL
Theridion glaucescens Becker, 1879 Trogloxene GNR AL
Theridula opulenta (Walckenaer, 1841) Cobweb Spiders Accidental GNR AL
Thymoites marxi (Crosby, 1906) Trogloxene GNR AL, GA
Thymoites minero Roth, 1992 Troglobiont G1G2 AZ Other
Tidarren sisyphoides (Walckenaer, 1841) Tent Cobweb Weaver Trogloxene AL
Yunohamella lyrica (Walckenaer, 1841) Lyric Cobweaver Trogloxene GNR AL, IN

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
CVQNX
GBIF
9583
ITIS
82740
iNaturalist
47371
NCBI Taxonomy
34643

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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