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Theridiidae (cobweb spider)
Taxonomy
Theridiidae was named by Sundevall (1833). It is extant. Its type is Theridion.
It was assigned to Retitelariae by Scudder (1890); and to Araneoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Wheeler et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Retitelariae by Scudder (1890); and to Araneoidea by Dunlop et al. (2013) and Wheeler et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Achaearanea, Anelosimus, Argyrodes, Ariamnes, Balticoridion, Balticpholcomma, Caudasinus, Chrosiothes, Chrysso, Clavibertus, Clya, Cornutidion, Craspedisia, Cretotheridiinae, Cymbiopholcomma, Dipoena, Dipoenata, Eoasagena, Eolyrifer, Eomysmena (syn. Antopia, Eodipoena, Astodipoena), Eomysmena succini, Eoteutana, Episinus (syn. Municeps, Mictodipoena, Malleator, Flegia, Impulsor), 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 (type genus), Theridium, Thyelia, Ulesanis, Unispinatoda, Vicipholcomma
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1833 | Theridiidae Sundevall |
1890 | Theridides Scudder p. 70 |
1942 | Eomysmena succini Petrunkevitch p. 286 figs. 606, 341-346 |
1946 | Eomysmena succini Petrunkevitch p. 11 figs. 39-41, 67 |
1958 | Mysmena succini Petrunkevitch p. 158 figs. 91-94 |
2004 | Eomysmena succini Marusik and Penney p. 215 |
2013 | Theridiidae Dunlop et al. |
2017 | Theridiidae Wheeler et al. |
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Fm. Theridiidae Sundevall 1833 [cobweb spider]
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G. Argyrodes Simon 1864
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Subg. Argyrodes (Ariamnes) Thorell 1869
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†Argyrodes (Ariamnes) copalis Wunderlich 2008
†Argyrodes (Ariamnes) resina Wunderlich 2011
†Argyrodes parvipatellaris Wunderlich 1988
G. †Caudasinus Wunderlich 2008
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†Caudasinus bispinosus Wunderlich 2008
†Caudasinus caudatus Wunderlich 2008
†Caudasinus regeneratus Wunderlich 2008
G. Chrosiothes Simon 1894
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†Chrosiothes biconigerus Wunderlich 1988
†Chrosiothes chiapas Wunderlich 2022
†Chrosiothes curvispinosus Wunderlich 1988
†Chrosiothes emulgatus Wunderlich 1988
†Chrosiothes longispinosus Wunderlich 1988
†Chrosiothes monoceros Wunderlich 1988
†Chrosiothes tumulus Wunderlich 1988
†Chrosiothes unicornis Wunderlich 1988
G. Chrysso Pickard-Cambridge 1882
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†Chrysso conspicua Wunderlich 1988
†Chrysso dubia Wunderlich 1988
G. †Clavibertus Wunderlich 2008
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†Clavibertus parvus Wunderlich 2008
†Clavibertus prominens Wunderlich 2008
G. †Clya Koch and Berendt 1854
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†Clya abdita Wunderlich 2008
†Clya calefacta Wunderlich 2008
†Clya gracilis Petrunkevitch 1958
†Clya granulata Koch and Berendt 1854
†Clya lugubris Koch and Berendt 1854
†Clya obscura Koch and Berendt 1854
†Clya rotata Wunderlich 2008
†Clya supercalefacta Wunderlich 2008
†Clya superspiralis Wunderlich 2008
†Clya tricurvata Wunderlich 2008
Subfm. †Cretotheridiinae Wunderlich 2015
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G. †Cymbiopholcomma Wunderlich 2008
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†Cymbiopholcomma dudum Wunderlich 2008
†Cymbiopholcomma spiculum Wunderlich 2008
G. †Dipoenata Wunderlich 1988
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†Dipoenata altioculata Wunderlich 1988
†Dipoenata cala Wunderlich 1988
†Dipoenata clypeata Wunderlich 1988
†Dipoenata globulus Wunderlich 1988
†Dipoenata praedominicana Wunderlich 1986
†Dipoenata stipes Wunderlich 1988
†Dipoenata yolandae Wunderlich 1988
G. †Eomysmena Petrunkevitch 1942
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†Eomysmena asta Petrunkevitch 1971
†Eomysmena aviceps Wunderlich 2008
†Eomysmena baltica Petrunkevitch 1946
†Eomysmena bassleri Petrunkevitch 1942
†Eomysmena calefacta Wunderlich 2008
†Eomysmena crassa Petrunkevitch 1958
†Eomysmena kaestneri Petrunkevitch 1958
†Eomysmena militaris Koch and Berendt 1854
†Eomysmena moritura Petrunkevitch 1942
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Invalid names: Eodipoena consulta Petrunkevitch 1958 [synonym]
†Eomysmena oculata Petrunkevitch 1942
†Eomysmena punctulata Koch and Berendt 1854
†Eomysmena recta Wunderlich 2008
†Eomysmena tenera Menge 1854
Invalid names: Antopia Menge 1854 [synonym], Astodipoena Petrunkevitch 1958 [synonym], Eodipoena Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
G. Episinus Latreille 1809
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†Episinus anapidaeque Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus antecognatus Wunderlich 1986
†Episinus appendix Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus arrodens Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus balticus Marusik and Penney 2004
†Episinus brevipalpus Wunderlich 1988
†Episinus bulla Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus chiapasanus Petrunkevitch 1971
†Episinus clunis Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus cochlear Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus cornutus Wunderlich 1988
†Episinus cymbialis Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus dimidius Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus eskovi Marusik and Penney 2004
†Episinus isopteraque Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus latus Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus longimanus Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Malleator niger Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
†Episinus longisoma Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus mordellidaeque Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus musculus Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus mutilus Petrunkevitch 1958
†Episinus nasuticymbium Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus neglectus Petrunkevitch 1942
†Episinus penneyi García-Villafuerte 2006
†Episinus praecognatus Wunderlich 1982
†Episinus pulcher Petrunkevitch 1942
†Episinus tibiaseta Wunderlich 2011
†Episinus transversus Wunderlich 2008
†Episinus tuberosus Wunderlich 1988
Invalid names: Flegia Koch and Berendt 1854 [synonym], Impulsor Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym], Malleator Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym], Mictodipoena Petrunkevitch 1958 [synonym], Municeps Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
G. Euryopis Menge 1868
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†Euryopis araneoides Wunderlich 2008
†Euryopis bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2008
†Euryopis nexus Wunderlich 2008
†Euryopis streyi Wunderlich 2008
G. Lasaeola Simon 1881
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Subg. †Lasaeola (Nactodipoena) Petrunkevitch 1942
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†Lasaeola (Nactodipoena) dunbari Petrunkevitch 1942
†Lasaeola acumen Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola baltica Marusik and Penney 2004
†Lasaeola bitterfeldensis Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola communis Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola furca Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola germanica Petrunkevitch 1958
†Lasaeola infulata Koch and Berendt 1854
†Lasaeola larvaque Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola latisulci Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola pristina Wunderlich 1988
†Lasaeola puta Wunderlich 1988
†Lasaeola sexsaetosa Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola sigillata Wunderlich 2008
†Lasaeola vicina Wunderlich 1982
†Lasaeola vicinoides Wunderlich 1988
Subfm. †Microtheridiinae Wunderlich 2021
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G. †Nanomysmena Petrunkevitch 1958
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†Nanomysmena aculeata Petrunkevitch 1958
†Nanomysmena munita Petrunkevitch 1958
†Nanomysmena palanga Marusik and Penney 2004
†Nanomysmena petrunkevitchi Marusik and Penney 2004
†Nanomysmena pseudogracilis Marusik and Penney 2004
G. †Nanosteatoda Wunderlich 2008
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†Nanosteatoda breviscutum Wunderlich 2008
†Nanosteatoda trisetae Wunderlich 2008
G. Phycosoma Pickard-Cambridge 1873
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†Lasaeola (Phycosoma) inclinata Wunderlich 2012
†Phycosoma icti García-Villafuerte and Carbot-Chanona 2022
G. †Pronepos Petrunkevitch 1963
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†Pronepos exilis Petrunkevitch 1963
†Pronepos fossilis Petrunkevitch 1963
G. †Pseudoteutana Wunderlich 2008
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†Pseudoteutana stigmatosa Koch and Berendt 1854
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Invalid names: Eomysmena stridens Petrunkevitch 1958 [synonym], Flegia succini Petrunkevitch 1942 [synonym]
G. †Spinisinus Wunderlich 2008
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†Spinisinus parvioculi Wunderlich 2008
†Spinisinus splendidus Wunderlich 2008
G. †Spinitharinus Wunderlich 2008
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†Spinitharinus bulbosus Wunderlich 2008
†Spinitharinus cheliceratus Wunderlich 2008
†Spinitharinus coniectens Wunderlich 2008
†Spinitharinus curvatus Wunderlich 2008
†Spinitharinus cymbioseta Wunderlich 2008
G. Stemmops Pickard-Cambridge 1894
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†Stemmops incertus Wunderlich 1988
†Stemmops prominens Wunderlich 1988
G. †Succinura Wunderlich 2008
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†Succinura aciesaeta Wunderlich 2008
†Succinura bellavista Wunderlich 2008
†Succinura circuita Wunderlich 2008
†Succinura dubia Wunderlich 2008
†Succinura fuscoruber Wunderlich 2008
†Succinura ovalis Wunderlich 2008
G. Theridion Walckenaer 1805
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†Theridion alutaceum Koch and Berendt 1854
†Theridion annulipes Heer 1864
†Theridion atalus Chang 2004
†Theridion berendti Marusik and Penney 2004
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Invalid names: Mizalia globosa Koch and Berendt 1854 [replaced]
†Theridion bucklandi Thorell 1870
†Theridion contrarium Wunderlich 1988
†Theridion crassipalpum Berland 1939
†Theridion detersum Koch and Berendt 1854
†Theridion erectoides Wunderlich 1988
†Theridion erectum Wunderlich 1988
†Theridion globosus Presl 1822
†Theridion globulus Heer 1864
†Theridion hirtum Koch and Berendt 1854
†Theridion inversum Wunderlich 1988
†Theridion maculipes Heer 1864
†Theridion oblongum Presl 1822
†Theridion ovale Koch and Berendt 1854
†Theridion ovatum Koch and Berendt 1854
†Theridion simplex Koch and Berendt 1854
†Theridion variosoma Wunderlich 1988
G. Theridium Walckenaer 1805
G. †Thyelia Koch and Berendt 1854
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†Thyelia anomala Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia convexa Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia fossula Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia marginata Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia mengei Giebel 1856
†Thyelia pallida Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia scotina Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia tristis Koch and Berendt 1854
†Thyelia villosa Koch and Berendt 1854
G. Ulesanis Koch 1872
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†Ulesanis antecessor Wunderlich 2008
†Ulesanis frontprocera Wunderlich 2008
†Ulesanis longicymbium Wunderlich 2008
†Ulesanis ovalis Wunderlich 2008
†Ulesanis parva Wunderlich 2008
Invalid names: Eomysmena succini Petrunkevitch 1942 [nomen dubium], Pholcommatinae Simon 1894 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Barremian to the top of the Holocene or 130.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.45 Ma
Collections (66 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Late/Upper Barremian | China (Liaoning) | Theridion atalus (148368) | |
Early/Lower Cenomanian | Myanmar | Cretotheridion inopinatum, Burmatheridion sinespinae, Cornutheridion concavum, Microtheridion longissispinae (144466) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Myanmar | Theridiidae indet. (216431) | |
Priabonian | United Kingdom | Flegia succini (149851) | |
Priabonian | Poland | Eomysmena sp., Clya granulata, Lasaeola infulata, Clya tricurvata, Succinobertus adjacens, Cymbiopholcomma dudum, Rugapholcomma patellaris, Lasaeola dunbari, Lasaeola germanica, Lasaeola sexsaetosa (120813) Flegia longimana, Clya lugubris, Theridium ovatum, Theridium ovale, Theridium simplex, Theridium hirtum, Theridium detersum, Micryphantes infulatus, Mizalia punctulata, Thyelia tristis, Thyelia villosa, Thyelia scotina, Thyelia fossula, Thyelia convexa, Thyelia pallida, Antopia obscura, Euryopus gracilipes, Antopia tenera (120811) Gea obscura, Androgeus militaris, Flegia longimana, Clya lugubris, Theridium ovatum, Theridium ovale, Theridium simplex, Theridium hirtum, Theridium granulatum, Theridium alutaceum, Theridium detersum, Erigone stigmatosa, Micryphantes infulatus, Mizalia punctulata, Mizalia globosa, Thyelia tristis, Thyelia anomala, Thyelia villosa, Thyelia scotina, Thyelia fossula, Thyelia convexa, Thyelia pallida, Thyelia marginata (109625) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation | Eomysmena crassa (127625) | |
Priabonian | Germany (Halle) | Eomysmena sp., Clya obscura, Episinus longimanus, Lasaeola infulata, Episinus balticus, Clya tricurvata, Hirsutipalpus varipes, Ulesanis ovalis, Lasaeola communis, Lasaeola latisulci, Euryopis bitterfeldensis, Spinitharinus bulbosus, Spinitharinus cheliceratus, Kochiuridion pecten (147604) Episinus longimanus, Lasaeola infulata, Clya supercalefacta, Clya tricurvata, Unispinatoda aculeata, Hirsutipalpus varipes, Succinobertus adjacens (129228) Euryopis streyi (147610) Lasaeola infulata (129227) Lasaeola sp. 2, Lasaeola sp. 3, Episinus longimanus, Lasaeola infulata, Clya supercalefacta, Ulesanis parva, Lasaeola bitterfeldensis, Lasaeola communis, Lasaeola latisulci, Lasaeola sigillata, Euryopis bitterfeldensis (147606) Succinobertus adjacens (147608) Theridiidae indet. (124273) | |
Priabonian | Lithuania | Nanomysmena pseudogracilis, Nanomysmena palanga, Nanomysmena petrunkevitchi, Episinus eskovi, Episinus balticus, Euryopis baltica (123977) | |
Priabonian | Germany | Clya lugubris, Clavibertus prominens (123769) | |
Priabonian | Denmark | Eomysmena baltica, Mysmena succini (148840) Nanomysmena aculeata, Nanomysmena munita, Eodipoena nielseni, Eodipoena oculata, Eodipoena regalis, Eomysmena stridens, Flegia succini, Mictodipoena stridula, Succinura aciesaeta, Lasaeola communis, Impulsor mutilus (123762) | |
Priabonian | Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) | Aranea globosa, Aranea oblonga (124194) Caudasinus sp., Eomysmena sp., Episinus sp. 1, Episinus sp. 2, Episinus sp. 3, Episinus sp. 4, Episinus sp. 5, Episinus sp. 6, Episinus sp., Lasaeola sp. 4, Lasaeola sp., Spinitharinus sp., Succinura sp., Clya lugubris, Clya granulata, Clya obscura, Episinus longimanus, Lasaeola infulata, Pseudoteutana stigmatosa, Episinus balticus, Clya calefacta, Clya supercalefacta, Clya tricurvata, Clya abdita, Clya superspiralis, Clya rotata, Eoasagena scutata, Eomysmena calefacta, Eomysmena recta, Eoteutana hirsuta, Nanosteatoda breviscutum, Nanosteatoda trisetae, Protosteatoda gutta, Unispinatoda aculeata, Eolyrifer longitibialis, Hirsutipalpus varipes, Succinobertus adjacens, Balticpholcomma scutatum, Cymbiopholcomma dudum, Cymbiopholcomma spiculum, Globulidion cochlea, Obscurpholcomma tegens, Succinura bellavista, Succinura circuita, Succinura dubia, Succinura fuscoruber, Succinura ovalis, Vicipholcomma spiralis, Pholcommatinae indet., Ulesanis antecessor, Ulesanis frontprocera, Ulesanis longicymbium, Lasaeola acumen, Lasaeola communis, Lasaeola dunbari, Lasaeola furca, Lasaeola germanica, Lasaeola larvaque, Lasaeola latisulci, Lasaeola sexsaetosa, Euryopis araneoides, Euryopis bitterfeldensis, Euryopis nexus, Praetereuryopis phoroncidoides, Episinus latus, Episinus dimidius, Episinus anapidaeque, Episinus appendix, Episinus bulla, Episinus cochlear, Episinus cymbialis, Episinus isopteraque, Episinus mordellidaeque, Episinus musculus, Episinus arrodens, Episinus clunis, Episinus longisoma, Episinus transversus, Spinisinus splendidus, Spinisinus parvioculi, Spinitharinus bulbosus, Spinitharinus curvatus, Spinitharinus cheliceratus, Spinitharinus coniectens, Spinitharinus cymbioseta, Caudasinus caudatus, Caudasinus bispinosus, Caudasinus regeneratus, Mimetidion furca, Kochiuridion pecten, Balticoridion dubium, Clavibertus prominens, Clavibertus parvus (124318) Clya lugubris, Pseudoteutana stigmatosa, Ulesanis antecessor, Ulesanis ovalis (124201) Clya tricurvata (120814) Eodipoena bassleri (147652) Eomysmena moritura (148846) Eomysmena sp., Lasaeola sp., Clya obscura, Pseudoteutana stigmatosa, Unispinatoda aculeata, Vicipholcomma spiralis, Ulesanis longicymbium, Lasaeola dunbari (110735) Episinus balticus (147612) Episinus balticus, Ulesanis antecessor, Episinus longisoma, Clavibertus prominens (123771) Episinus nasuticymbium (147611) Flegia longimana, Eodipoena oculata, Eodipoena baltica, Municeps pulcher, Eomysmena succini (123493) Flegia longimana, Eodipoena oculata, Nactodipoena infulata (124205) Flegia succini, Nactodipoena dunbari, Steatoda succini (147651) Hirsutipalpus varipes (120812) Kochiuridion pecten (123907) Lithyphantes anticus (146906) Praetereuryopis phoroncidoides (123773) Pseudoteutana stigmatosa (124849) Theridion simplex, Eodipoena oculata, Eomysmena moritura, Municeps pulcher, Eomysmena succini, Malleator niger, Impulsor neglectus, Medela baltica (123766) Theridion sp., Steatoda succini (147468) Theridium simplex, Astodipoena crassa, Nanomysmena gracilis, Eodipoena germanica, Eomysmena moritura, Eodipoena kaestneri, Eomysmena aviceps, Eodipoena consulta (123757) Thyelia mengei (147344) | |
Priabonian | Ukraine | Clya lugubris, Pseudoteutana stigmatosa (122997) Obscurpholcomma sp. (122999) Pseudoteutana stigmatosa (113621) | |
Rupelian | France | Theridion crassipalpum (146907) | |
Chattian | France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) | Ariamnes gabrieli (122487) | |
Chattian | France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) | Theridium bucklandi (122877) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico (Chiapas) | Episinus penneyi (125758) Municeps chiapasanus (124472) Phycosoma icti (228571) Pronepos exilis (124473) Pronepos fossilis (124469 140217) Pronepos fossilis, Eomysmena asta (124467) | |
Early/Lower Miocene | Mexico | Chrosiothes chiapas (225846) Theridiidae indet. (21977) | |
Burdigalian - Langhian | Dominican Republic | Achaearanea sp., Chrosiothes emulgatus, Lasaeola vicinoides, Dipoenata stipes, Dipoenata altioculata, Dipoenata clypeata, Dipoenata yolandae, Dipoenata globulus, Achaearanea extincta, Theridion contrarium, Theridion ovale, Episinus praecognatus, Theridion variosoma (120817) Argyrodes crassipatellaris, Chrosiothes curvispinosus, Chrosiothes tumulus, Styposis pholcoides (122472) Argyrodes sp., Theridiidae indet., Craspedisia sp., Dipoenata sp., Lasaeola sp., Argyrodes crassipatellaris, Argyrodes parvipatellaris, Episinus tuberosus, Episinus brevipalpus, Episinus cornutus, Spintharus longisoma, Chrosiothes emulgatus, Chrosiothes biconigerus, Chrosiothes monoceros, Chrosiothes curvispinosus, Chrosiothes longispinosus, Chrosiothes tumulus, Chrosiothes unicornis, Stemmops prominens, Stemmops incertus, Styposis pholcoides, Lasaeola vicinoides, Lasaeola pristina, Lasaeola puta, Dipoenata stipes, Dipoenata altioculata, Dipoenata clypeata, Dipoenata cala, Dipoenata yolandae, Dipoenata globulus, Chrysso conspicua, Chrysso dubia, Anelosimus clypeatus, Achaearanea extincta, Theridion contrarium, Theridion ovale, Episinus praecognatus, Dipoena vicina, Theridion variosoma, Theridion inversum, Theridion erectum, Theridion erectoides, Cornutidion elongatum, Episinus tibiaseta, Femurraptor dominicanus (146557) Craspedisia yapchoontecki (146614) Dipoena dominicana (124596) | |
Middle Miocene | Australia (New South Wales) | Theridiidae indet. (224044) | |
Sarmatian | Germany (Baden-Württemberg) | Theridion annulipes, Theridion globulus, Theridion maculipes (117252) | |
Holocene | Colombia (Santander) | Argyrodes copalis (147613) | |
Holocene | Madagascar | Theridiidae indet., Lasaeola sp., Argyrodes resina, Lasaeola inclinata, Platnickina duosetae, Phoroncidia aculeata, Argyrodes gibbifera (147603) | |
Holocene | Dominican Republic | Dipoena praedominicana, Episinus antecognatus (149489) |