Theridiidae Checklist: Comb-Footed Spiders
Comb-footed spiders from the family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 are small spiders, but it is one of the largest family of spiders living in tree canopies. The “comb”, or serrated bristles on tarsi IV gives the spiders in this family its common name. While some theridiids construct three-dimensional webs or cob webs, several genera do not build webs at all.
Checklist
This page consists of a personal checklist of all Comb-Footed Spiders (Theridiidae) that I’ve encountered over the years. Please do not assume the identification of a spider simply based on the photographs here as identification is usually based on the examination of minute parts of the spider such as the genitalia. Even experts may not be able to identify accurately based on photos alone.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As most specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my complete Flickr photo set: Theridiidae – Comb-Footed Spiders.
References
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Family: Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833
Subfamily: Anelosiminae
Genus: Anelosimus Simon, 1891
Peru: Anelosimus eximius (Keyserling, 1884)
Peru: Anelosimus eximius (Keyserling, 1884)
Singapore: Anelosimus kohi Yoshida, 1993 ♀
Singapore: Anelosimus kohi Yoshida, 1993 ♀
Singapore: Anelosimus kohi Yoshida, 1993 ♂
Genus: Kochiura Archer, 1950
Ecuador: Kochiura sp.
Subfamily: Argyrodinae
Genus: Argyrodes Simon, 1864
Singapore: Argyrodes fissifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 ♀
Singapore: Argyrodes fissifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 ♀
Singapore: Argyrodes fissifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 ♂
Singapore: Argyrodes fissifrons O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 ♂
Cambodia: Argyrodes flavescens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880 ♀
Cambodia: Argyrodes flavescens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880 ♀
Singapore: Argyrodes flavescens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880 ♂
Singapore: Argyrodes flavescens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880 ♂
East Malaysia: Argyrodes sp. ♀ 5505
East Malaysia: Argyrodes sp. ♀ 5519
West Malaysia: cf. Argyrodes sp. ♀ 1853
West Malaysia: cf. Argyrodes sp. ♀ 1855
Singapore: Argyrodes sp. ♀ P9168258
Singapore: Argyrodes sp. ♂ P9279012
Singapore: Argyrodes sp. 0134
Singapore: cf. Argyrodes sp. ♀ P9178596
Mozambique: Argyrodes sextuberculosus Strand, 1908 ♀
Mozambique: Argyrodes argyrodes (Walckenaer, 1841)
Genus: Ariamnes Thorell, 1869
Singapore: Ariamnes sp. ♀ 7248
Peru: Ariamnes sp. ♂ 3834
Singapore: Ariamnes sp. 1961
Singapore: Ariamnes sp. 5520
Singapore: Ariamnes sp. 0054
Singapore: Ariamnes sp. 0054
Madagascar: Ariamnes sp. 1935
Madagascar: Ariamnes sp. 9939
Genus: Rhomphaea L. Koch, 1872
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♀
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♀
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♀
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♂
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♀
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♂
Singapore: Rhomphaea sp. ♀
Subfamily: Hadrotarsinae
Genus: Coscinida Simon, 1895
Singapore: Coscinida sp. ♀ 6270390
Singapore: Coscinida sp. ♀ 6270398
Genus: Dipoena Thorell, 1869
Netherlands: Dipoena melanogaster (C. L. Koch, 1837) ♀
Genus: Emertonella Bryant, 1945
Singapore: Emertonella sp. ♀
Singapore: Emertonella sp. ♀
Genus: Phycosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879
Singapore: Phycosoma sp. ♂ 4187989
Singapore: Phycosoma cf. martinae (Roberts, 1983) ♂
Singapore: Phycosoma sp. ♂ 3647
Singapore: Phycosoma sp. ♂ 4113
Genus: Tekellina Levi, 1957
Singapore: Tekellina sp. ♀ 6270279
Genus: Yaginumena Yoshida, 2002
Singapore: Yaginumena sp.
Subfamily: Latrodectinae
Genus: Crustulina Menge, 1868
Singapore: Crustulina sp. ♀
Genus: Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805
Singapore: Latrodectus cf. geometricus C.L. Koch, 1841 ♀
Singapore: Latrodectus cf. geometricus C.L. Koch, 1841 ♀
Madagascar: Latrodectus sp. ♀
Madagascar: Latrodectus sp. ♀
Madagascar: Latrodectus sp. ♂
Madagascar: Latrodectus sp. ♀♂
Singapore: Latrodectus sp. ♀
Singapore: Latrodectus sp. ♀
Singapore: Latrodectus geometricus C.L. Koch, 1841 ♀
Singapore: Latrodectus geometricus C.L. Koch, 1841 ♀
Genus: Steatoda Sundvell, 1833b
Singapore: Steatoda sp. ♀
Singapore: Steatoda sp. ♀
Singapore: Steatoda sp. ♂
East Malaysia: Steatoda sp. ♂
Singapore: Steatoda cf. nigrimaculata Zhang, Chen & Zhu, 2001 ♀
Singapore: Steatoda gui Zhu, 1998 ♀
Subfamily: Spintharinae
Genus: Brunepisinus Yoshida & Koh, 2011
East Malaysia: Brunepisinus selirong Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♀
East Malaysia: Brunepisinus selirong Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♂
East Malaysia: Brunepisinus sp. 2681
Singapore: Brunepisinus sp. ♀ 4188479
Singapore: Brunepisinus sp. ♂ 4188000
Genus: Chrosiothes Simon, 1894
Peru: Chrosiothes sp.
Genus: Episinus Walckenaer, 1809
Singapore: Episinus yoshidai Okuma, 1994 ♀
Singapore: Episinus yoshidai Okuma, 1994 ♂
Singapore: “Episinus” gibbus Zhu & Wang, 1995 ♂
Singapore: “Episinus” gibbus Zhu & Wang, 1995 ♂
Genus: Janula Strand, 1932
Singapore: Janula batman Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♀
Singapore: Janula batman Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♂
Singapore: Janula bubalis Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♀
Singapore: Janula triangularis Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♀
East Malaysia: Janula triocellata Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♀
Singapore: Janula triocellata Yoshida & Koh, 2011 ♂
Singapore: Janula sp. ♂
Singapore: Janula sp. ♂
Singapore: Janula sp.
Singapore: Janula sp. ♂
Singapore: Janula sp.
Singapore: Janula sp.
Genus: Moneta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870
Singapore: Moneta sp. 4325
West Malaysia: Moneta sp. 0559
Cambodia: Moneta sp. 5213
Genus: Neopisinus Marquez, Buckup & Rodrigues, 2011
Peru: Neopisinus sp. ♀
Genus: Stemmops O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894
Singapore: Stemmops nigrabdomenus Zhu, 1998
Genus: Thwaitesia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1881
Singapore: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Singapore: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Singapore: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
Singapore: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
West Malaysia: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
West Malaysia: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
Peru: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
Peru: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
Peru: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Peru: Thwaitesia sp.
Mozambique: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Mozambique: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp.
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp.
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Madagascar: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
Ecuador: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Ecuador: Thwaitesia sp. ♀
Ecuador: Thwaitesia sp. ♂
Subfamily: Theridiinae
Genus: Allothymoites Ono, 2007
Singapore: Allothymoites sp. ♂ PA162617
Singapore: Allothymoites sp. ♀ PA172742
Genus: Chikunia Yoshida, 2009
West Malaysia: Chikunia nigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) ♀
West Malaysia: Chikunia nigra (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880) ♂
West Malaysia: Chikunia sp. ♀ 6226
West Malaysia: Chikunia sp. ♂ 6226
Singapore: Chikunia sp. ♀ 0253
Singapore: cf. Chikunia sp. ♀ 3405
Genus: Chrysso O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
West Malaysia: Chrysso sp. ♀ 6140
West Malaysia: Chrysso sp. sub ♂ 4221
West Malaysia: Chrysso sp. ♀ 4780
West Malaysia: Chrysso sp. ♀ 4759
West Malaysia: Chrysso sp. ♂ 4771
West Malaysia: Chrysso sp. ♂ 4771
Singapore: Chrysso sp. ♀
Ecuador: Chrysso sp. ♀
Thailand: Chrysso cf. scintillans (Thorell, 1895)
Genus: Coleosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882
Genus: Dipoenura Simon, 1909
First specimen probably does not belong to Dipoenura, which should have 4 posterior tubercles on the abdomen.
Singapore: cf. Dipoenura sp. ♀
Singapore: cf. Dipoenura sp. ♀
Singapore: Dipoenura sp. ♀
Singapore: Dipoenura sp. ♀
Genus: Helvibis Keyserling, 1884
Peru: Helvibis sp. ♀
Peru: Helvibis sp. ♀
Genus: Meotipa Simon, 1894
Singapore: Meotipa sp. ♀
Singapore: Meotipa sp. ♀
Singapore: Meotipa sp. ♀
Singapore: Meotipa sp. ♀
East Malaysia: Meotipa sp. ♀
East Malaysia: Meotipa sp. ♀
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 5688
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 5123
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♂ 0861
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♂ 9623
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 7587
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 7921
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 8587
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 8591
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 1319
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 1328
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 3475
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 3475
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 1274
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 4041
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 4047
West Malaysia: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 6186
Singapore: cf. Meotipa sp. ♀ 9279
Genus: Molione Thorell, 1892
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♀
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♀
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♂
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♂
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♀
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♀
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♀
Singapore: Molione triacantha Thorell, 1892 ♀
Genus: Nesticodes Archer, 1950
Singapore: Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846) ♂
Singapore: Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846) ♂
Genus: Nihonhimea Yoshida, 2016
Singapore: Nihonhimea mundula (L. Koch, 1872) ♀
Singapore: Nihonhimea mundula (L. Koch, 1872) ♀
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Indonesia: Nihonhimea mundula (L. Koch, 1872) ♀
Genus: Parasteatoda Archer, 1946
East Malaysia: Parasteatoda sp. ♀ 5463
East Malaysia: Parasteatoda sp. ♀ 4574
Singapore: Parasteatoda sp. ♀ 2207
Singapore: Parasteatoda sp. ♀ 2207
Genus: Platnickina Koҫak & Kemal, 2008
Singapore: cf. Platnickina sp. ♀
Singapore: cf. Platnickina sp. ♀
Singapore: cf. Platnickina sp. ♀
Singapore: cf. Platnickina sp. ♀
Singapore: cf. Platnickina sp.
Singapore: cf. Platnickina sp.
Genus: Propostira Simon, 1895
Singapore: Propostira sp. ♂
Singapore: Propostira sp. ♂
Singapore: Propostira sp. ♀
Singapore: Propostira sp. ♀
Genus: Takayus Yoshida, 2001
Thailand: Takayus sp.
Genus: Tamanidion Wunderlich, 2011
West Malaysia: Tamanidion sp.
Genus: Theridion Walckenaer, 1805
Singapore: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
East Malaysia: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♂
Singapore: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♂
East Malaysia: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
East Malaysia: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
East Malaysia: Theridion cf. zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 sub ♂
West Malaysia: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♂
West Malaysia: Theridion zonulatum Thorell, 1890 ♂
East Malaysia: Theridion t-notatum Thorell, 1895 ♀
Singapore: Theridion t-notatum Thorell, 1895 ♀
Singapore: Theridion t-notatum Thorell, 1895 ♂
Genus: Theridula Emerton, 1882
Singapore: Theridula sp.
Genus: Tidarren Chamberlin & Ivie, 1934
Mozambique: cf. Tidarren sp. ♀
Mozambique: cf. Tidarren sp. ♀
Incertae sedis
Genus: Campanicola Yoshida, 2015
Singapore: Campanicola sp. ♀
Genus: Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835
West Malaysia: Phoroncidia lygeana (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
West Malaysia: Phoroncidia lygeana (Walckenaer, 1841) ♀
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia lygeana (Walckenaer, 1841) ♂
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia lygeana (Walckenaer, 1841) ♂
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp. ♀ 8682
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp. ♀ 8695
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp. ♀ P3137991
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp. 2697
Singapore: Phoroncidia sp. ♂ 2248
Singapore: Phoroncidia sp. ♂ 2444
Singapore: Phoroncidia sp. ♀ 7100906
Singapore: Phoroncidia sp. ♀ 7100985
Singapore: Phoroncidia sp. sub ♂ 130912
Singapore: Phoroncidia sp. sub ♂ 130883
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp. 2724
East Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp. 2729
West Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp.
West Malaysia: Phoroncidia sp.
Madagascar: Phoroncidia sp. 1909
Madagascar: Phoroncidia sp. 1889
Unidentified
Singapore: Theridiidae ♀ 7944
East Malaysia: Theridiidae 2590
Madagascar: Theridiidae 1737
Madagascar: Theridiidae 1742
Singapore: Theridiidae ♀ 2611
Singapore: Theridiidae ♀ 2358
Singapore: Theridiidae ♀ 0923
Singapore: Theridiidae sub ♂ 7957
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