| Family | Theridiidae |
| Genus | Steatoda |
| Species | castanea |
| Subspecies | |
| Author | Clerck |
| Year | 1757 |
| Authority parentheses | yes |
| Male known | yes |
| Female known | yes |
| Juvenile known | |
| Status | VALID |
| Junior synonym | |
| Author | |
| Distribution | Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Central Asia, China. Introduced to Canada |