Theridiidae Sundevall 1833
Creators: name: Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2008
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Theridiidae

description: THERIDIIDAE
Achaearanea Strand, 1929
† Achaearanea extincta Wunderlich, 1988 a:166 [Dominican amber]
Achaearanea tesselata (Keyserling, 1884). Alayón García, 2007:43
Anelosimus Simon, 1891
Anelosimus fraternus Bryant, 1948:381. Agnarsson, 2006:511
Anelosimus studiosus (Hentz, 1850). Bryant, 1948:382; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207
Argyrodes Simon, 1894
Argyrodes elevatus Taczanowski, 1873. Exline & Levi, 1962:134; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207
Argyrodes furcatus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1894). Exline & Levi, 1962:116; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207
Argyrodes nephilae Taczanowski, 1873. Bryant, 1948:380; Exline & Levi, 1962:139; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207
† Argyrodes parvipatellaris Wunderlich, 1988 a:130 [Dominican amber]
Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Ariamnes haitensis (Exline & Levi, 1962):129. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207 *H
Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
† Chrosiothes biconigerus Wunderlich, 1988 a:140 [Dominican amber]
† Chrosiothes curvispinosus Wunderlich, 1988 a:141 [Dominican amber]
† Chrosiothes emulgatus Wunderlich, 1988 a:139 [Dominican amber]
† Chrosiothes longispinosus Wunderlich, 1988 a:142 [Dominican amber]
† Chrosiothes monoceros Wunderlich, 1988 a:141 [Dominican amber]
† Chrosiothes tumulus Wunderlich, 1988 a:143 [Dominican amber]
† Chrosiothes unicornis Wunderlich, 1988 a:144 [Dominican amber]
Chrysso Cambridge, 1882
Chrysso albomaculata O. P.-Cambridge, 1882. Bryant, 1948:382; Levi, 1955b;61; Levi, 1962b:215; Penney & Perez-
† Chrysso? dubia Wunderlich, 1988 a:163 [Dominican amber]
Chrysso pulcherrima (Mello-Leitão, 1917). Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
Coleosoma Cambridge, 1882
Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900. Bryant, 1948:373; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
† Cornutidion Wunderlich, 1988
† Cornutidion elongatum Wunderlich, 1988 a:174 [Dominican amber]
Craspedisia Simon, 1894
Craspedisia spatulata Bryant, 1948:373. Levi, 1963b:178; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208 *DR
Dipoena Thorell, 1869
Dipoena dominicana Wunderlich, 1986. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208 *DR
Dipoenata Wunderlich, 1988
† Dipoenata altioculata Wunderlich, 1988 a:156 [Dominican amber]
† Dipoenata cala Wunderlich, 1988 a:159 [Dominican amber]
† Dipoenata clypeata Wunderlich, 1988 a:158 [Dominican amber]
† Dipoenata globulus Wunderlich, 1988 a:160 [Dominican amber]
Dipoenata morosa (Bryant, 1948):376. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
† Dipoenata praedominicana (Wunderlich, 1986b):74 [Dominican amber] Nomen dubium
† Dipoenata stipes Wunderlich, 1988 a:155 [Dominican amber]
† Dipoenata yolandae Wunderlich, 1988 a:160. Penney, 2004:184 [Dominican amber]
Episinus Latreille, 1809
† Episinus antecognatus Wunderlich, 1986b:77 [Dominican amber] Nomen dubium
† Episinus brevipalpus Wunderlich, 1988 a:134 [Dominican amber]
† Episinus cornutus Wunderlich, 1988 a:135 [Dominican amber]
Episinus dominicus Levi, 1955 a:77. Levi, 1964b:15; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208 *DR
Episinus gratiosus Bryant, 1940. Bryant, 1948:382; Levi, 1964:13; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
† Episinus praecognatus Wunderlich, 1982:34 [Dominican amber]
† Episinus tuberosus Wunderlich, 1988 a:133 [Dominican amber]
Faiditus Simon, 1894
Faiditus americanus (Taczanowski, 1874). Exline & Levi, 1962:161; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207
Faiditus caudatus (Taczanowski, 1874). Exline & Levi, 1962:176; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207
Faiditus darlingtoni (Exline & Levi, 1962):184. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:207 *DR
† Faiditus crassipatellaris (Wunderlich, 1988a):129. Penney, 2001:989 [Dominican amber]
Genus Incertae Sedis
†Genus indet. clypeatus (Wunderlich, 1988a):165. Penney, 2001:995 [Dominican amber]
Lasaeola Simon, 1881
† Lasaeola puta Wunderlich, 1988 a:153 [Dominican amber]
† Lasaeola pristina (Wunderlich, 1988a):152 [Dominican amber]
† Lasaeola vicina (Wunderlich, 1982):36 [Dominican amber]
† Lasaeola vicinoides Wunderlich, 1988 a:151 [Dominican amber]
Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841. Bryant, 1948:377; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
Latrodectus mactans (Fabricius, 1775). Bryant, 1948:377; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
Neospintharus Exline, 1950
Neospintharus furcatus (O.P.-Cambridge, 1894). Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
Nesticodes Archer, 1950
Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846). Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
Spintharus Hentz, 1850
Spintharus flavidus Hentz, 1850. Bryant, 1948:380; Levi, 1955a:79; Levi, 1963c:225; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
† Spintharus longisoma Wunderlich, 1988 a:136 [Dominican amber]
Steatoda Sundevall, 1833
Steatoda erigoniformis (O.P.-Cambridge, 1872). Levi, 1962a:25; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:208
Stemmops Cambridge, 1894
† Stemmops incertus Wunderlich, 1988 a:146 [Dominican amber]
† Stemmops prominens Wunderlich, 1988 a:145 [Dominican amber]
Styposis Simon, 1894
† Styposis pholcoides Wunderlich, 1988 a:146. Penney, 2001:990 [Dominican amber]
Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Theridion antillanum Simon, 1894. Levi, 1959a:116; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
Theridion australe Banks, 1899. Levi, 1959a:82; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
† Theridion contrarium Wunderlich, 1988 a:168 [Dominican amber]
Theridion dilucidum Simon, 1897. Levi, 1959a:84; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
† Theridion erectoides Wunderlich, 1988 a:173 [Dominican amber]
† Theridion erectum Wunderlich, 1988 a:172 [Dominican amber]
Theridion fuesslini Simon, 1894. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209 Nomen dubium
Theridion hassleri Levi, 1963 a:557. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
† Theridion inversum Wunderlich, 1988 a:171 [Dominican amber]
Theridion melanostictum O. P. Cambridge, 1876. Penney, 2004:184
Theridion positivum Chamberlin, 1924. Levi, 1959a:114; Levi, 1963a:665; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209 † Theridion variosoma Wunderlich, 1988 a:170 [Dominican amber]
† Theridion wunderlichi Penney, 2001:994 [Dominican amber]
=† Theridion ovale Wunderlich, 1988 a:169 [Preoccupied name]
Theridula Emerton, 1882
Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873). Levi, 1966:127; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
Thymoites Keyserling, 1884
Thymoites banksi (Bryant, 1948):378. Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209 *DR
Thymoites guanicae (Petrunkevitch, 1930). Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
Thymoites pallidus (Emerton, 1913). Bryant, 1948:385; Levi, 1964a:470; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
Tidarren Chamberlin & Ivie, 1934
Tidarren sisyphoides (Walckenaer, 1842). Levi, 1955b:70; Penney & Perez-Gelabert, 2002:209
description: Published as part of Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E., 2008, Arthropods of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic and Haiti): A checklist and bibliography, pp. 1-530 in Zootaxa 1831 (1) on pages 52-54, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1831.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10089349