Theridiidae is the family known as the tangle-web, cobweb or comb-footed spiders, a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes around 3,000 species in 128 genera and is the most common arthropod group found in human dwellings throughout the world. Its members spin sticky capture silk and carry a comb of serrated bristles on the tarsus of the fourth leg. The family includes the medically important widow spiders, which are used in research on venom, spider silk and sexual biology.
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Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Theridiidae
Parent Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Latrodectus geometricus
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Latrodectus bishopi
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Latrodectus mactans
Sources
1. Theridiidae - Wikipedia
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This diverse, globally distributed family includes around 3,000 species in 128 genera, and is the most common arthropod group found in human dwellings throughout the world.
Lead, living species
This diverse, globally distributed family includes around 3,000 species in 128 genera, and is the most common arthropod group found in human dwellings throughout the world.
In Group: Spider Families (Araneae), Lead, group
is a large family of araneomorph spiders
View the Source2. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Theridiidae
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyTaxon recordQuote, Taxon record
"rank": "FAMILY"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Latrodectus geometricus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Brown Widow Spider, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Brown Widow Spider, Taxon record
"family": "Theridiidae"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Latrodectus bishopi
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Red Widow Spider, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Red Widow Spider, Taxon record
"family": "Theridiidae"
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Latrodectus mactans
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Southern Black Widow, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Southern Black Widow, Taxon record
"family": "Theridiidae"
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