Arachnida - Araneae - Theridiidae
Alternative spelling: Theridides
Parent taxon: Araneoidea according to W. C. Wheeler et al. 2017
See also Dunlop et al. 2013 and Scudder 1890
Sister taxa: Anapidae, Baltsuccinidae, Burmascutidae, Cretamysmenidae, Cretaraneus, Cyatholipidae, Eocoddingtonia, Juraraneidae, Leviunguidae, Linyphiidae, Mesarania, Mesozygiella, Mimetidae, Mysmenidae, Nesticidae, Orbipurae, Pimoidae, Praetheridiidae, Protheridiidae, Pumiliopimoidae, Synaphridae, Synotaxidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiosomatidae, Zarqaraneidae
Subtaxa: Achaearanea Anelosimus Argyrodes Ariamnes Balticoridion Balticpholcomma Caudasinus Chrosiothes Chrysso Clavibertus Clya Cornutidion Craspedisia Cretotheridiinae Cymbiopholcomma Dipoena Dipoenata Eoasagena Eolyrifer Eomysmena Eomysmena succini Eoteutana Episinus Euryopis Euryopus Faiditus Femurraptor Globulidion Hirsutipalpus Kochiuridion Lasaeola Medela Microtheridiinae Mimetidion Nanomysmena Nanosteatoda Obscurpholcomma Pholcommatinae Phoroncidia Phycosoma Platnickina Praetereuryopis Pronepos Protosteatoda Pseudoteutana Rugapholcomma Spinisinus Spinitharinus Spintharus Steatoda Stemmops Styposis Succinobertus Succinura Theridion Theridium Thyelia Ulesanis Unispinatoda Vicipholcomma
Type: Theridion
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Colombia (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (1), Madagascar (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), the Dominican Republic (5), Germany (1), Mexico (9)
• Oligocene of France (3)
• Eocene of Denmark (2), Germany (8), Lithuania (1), Poland (3), the Russian Federation (24), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (1)
• Cretaceous of China (1), Myanmar (2)
Total: 67 collections including 365 occurrences