Theridiidae
(Cobweb Weavers)

Picture ID 61846

Comments & ID Thoughts

As you can see the spider has a bigger abdomen than it's head and it's a small one.I found it in a corner of my house.Does anyone know it's species?

Submitted by:
muhammed
Submitted: May 23, 2019
Photographed: Apr 14, 2019
Spider: Theridiidae (Cobweb Weavers)
Location: Iraq
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes:

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ItsyBitsy

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May 23, 2019 8:28 am

Cobweb Spider (Theridiidae) of some-sort. Can’t make out the details.

Muhammed

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

June 7, 2019 3:00 am

Hey there thanks for the replying,I now have better shots of the spider I’d appreciate it if you take a look at them.

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Muhammed

June 7, 2019 9:32 am

I only see an additional ventral shot, best guess would be a Steatoda sp. (False Widow).

Muhammed

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

June 8, 2019 5:06 am

Yeah I did some comparison with the other species of genus Steatoda and it looked like it could be either form Steatoda borealis or Steatoda triangulosa,what do you think?

PS:What kind of shots are good for you to identify it’s species?

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Muhammed

June 8, 2019 11:09 am

Steatoda triangulosa is a possibility but S. borealis is well out of range. S. bipunctata has a much broader range is similar to S. borealis. I would need to see a clear dorsal image to attempt to identify it further.