type Theridion sphaerula Hentz, 1850; gender feminine; syn. of Theridula opulenta (Walckenaer, 1841)
N.B.: considered a senior synonym of
Mesopneustes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894a: 126 [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidergen:05545] (type
M. nigrovittata O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 =
Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873)) by
Simon, 1898a: 207.
Transferred to other genera:
Theridula albipes Saito, 1935 -- see
Chikunia
Theridula angula Tikader, 1970 -- see
Chrysso
Theridula caudata Saito, 1933 -- see
Chrysso
Theridula huberti Benoit, 1977 -- see
Helenidion
Theridula ovsjannikovi Charitonov, 1950 -- see
Chrysso
Theridula polita Mello-Leitão, 1947 -- see
Dipoena
Theridula swatiae Biswas, Saha & Raychaydhuri, 1997 -- see
Physcoa
In synonymy:
Theridula cordiformis
(Butler, 1883) = Theridula opulenta
(Walckenaer, 1841)
(F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 393)
Theridula nigrovittata
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894) = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula nivipicta
(Butler, 1883) = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula opulenta albomaculata
Franganillo, 1936 = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula quadripunctata
Keyserling, 1886 = Theridula opulenta
(Walckenaer, 1841)
(Petrunkevitch, 1911: 211)
Theridula quinqueguttata
Keyserling, 1886 = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula regia
Gertsch & Archer, 1942 = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula sphaerula
(Hentz, 1850) = Theridula opulenta
(Walckenaer, 1841)
(Simon, 1894a: 545)
Theridula triangularis
Keyserling, 1886 = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula tricornis
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896 = Theridula gonygaster
(Simon, 1873)
(Levi, 1954c: 340)
Theridula ventillans
(Keyserling, 1884, T from Theridion) = Theridula opulenta
(Walckenaer, 1841)
(Banks, 1893a: 125, sub Therdiula sphaerula)
Theridula aelleni (Hubert, 1970)
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| Madeira, Spain, Tunisia, Greece (Crete)
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:042550
Theridula albonigra Caporiacco, 1949
|
| Kenya
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008804
Theridula albonigra vittata Caporiacco, 1949
|
| Kenya
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008805
Theridula casas Levi, 1954
|
| Mexico
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008807
Theridula emertoni Levi, 1954
|
| Canada, USA
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008808
Theridula faceta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894)
|
| Mexico, Guatemala
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008809
Theridula gonygaster (Simon, 1873)
|
| Central and South America, Caribbean. Introduced to Europe, Congo, Madagascar, Seychelles, Georgia, India, China, Japan
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008810
Theridium gonygaster Simon, 1873a: 108, pl. 2, f. 24 (D
mf)
Original description
Chrysso nivipictus Butler, 1883: 764, pl. 57, f. 1 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062859]
Theridula triangularis Keyserling, 1886b: 30, pl. 11, f. 149 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062862]
Theridula quinqueguttata Keyserling, 1886b: 31, pl. 11, f. 150 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062863]
Theridula niveopictus Simon, 1889b: 229 (T from
Chrysso, unjustified emendation)
Theridula opulenta albomaculata Franganillo, 1936b: 79, f. 38 (D) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:054685]
Theridula gonygaster Levi, 1954c: 340, f. 18-22 (
mf, removed from S of
Theridula opulenta [rejecting
Simon, 1894a: 545], S of
T. nigrovittata,
T. nivipicta [removed from S of
T. opulenta, rejecting
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 393],
T. opulenta albomaculata,
T. quinqueguttata [removed from S of
T. opulenta, rejecting
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 393],
T. regia,
T. triangularis [removed from S of
T. opulenta, rejecting
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902a: 393]
and
T. tricornis [removed from S of
T. opulenta, rejecting
Simon, 1898i: 862])
Theridula gonygaster Zhu, 1998: 75, f. 43A-D (
mf)
Theridula iriomotensis Yoshida, 2001
|
| Korea, Japan
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037541
Theridula multiguttata Keyserling, 1886
|
| Brazil
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008812
Theridula nigerrima (Petrunkevitch, 1911)
|
| Ecuador, Peru
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008813
Theridula opulenta (Walckenaer, 1841)
|
| North America. Introduced to southern Europe, India
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008814
TYPE SPECIES
Theridion sphaerula Hentz, 1850: 279, pl. 9, f. 22 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062857]
Chrysso cordiformis Butler, 1883: 763, pl. 57, f. 2 (D
f;
Levi, 1954c: 341 discusses the probable validity, but without revaldating it) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062858]
Theridium ventillans Keyserling, 1884a: 84, pl. 4, f. 53 (D
m) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062860]
Theridula quadripunctata Keyserling, 1886b: 32, pl. 11, f. 151 (D
f) [urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:062861]
Theridula sphaerula Banks, 1893a: 125 (S of
Theridion ventillans)
Theridula opulenta Levi, 1954c: 334, f. 9-13 (
mf, S of
Theridula sphaerula and
T. ventillans confirmed [for
T. sphaerula see also
Theridula emertoni])
Theridula opulenta Hu, 1984: 174, f. 183.1-2 (
m)
Theridula perlata Simon, 1889
|
| Madagascar
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008815
Theridula puebla Levi, 1954
|
| Mexico, Panama
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008816
Theridula pulchra Berland, 1920
|
| Kenya
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008817
Theridula sexpupillata Mello-Leitão, 1941
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| Brazil
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:008818
Theridula zhangmuensis Hu, 2001
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| China
urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:037542
