Theridion

Theridion is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae. Theridion spiders have been sighted 13 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Theridion includes 3 countries and 5 states in the United States. Theridion is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Theridiidae
  • Genus: Theridion

Author

Walckenaer, 1805

Sightings Overview

There have been 13 confirmed sightings of Theridion, with the most recent sighting submitted on November 17, 2019 by Spider ID member j_staff99. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 13 sightings because of certain Theridion sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 54% of the time, Theridion spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 13)
  • Sex: 3 female and 2 male.
  • Environment: Theridion has been sighted 12 times outdoors, and 3 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (6). Low foliage (3). High foliage (1). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Theridion has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, Ireland, United States.

Theridion has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, California, Florida, Hawaii, Texas.

Seasonality

Theridion has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 1
  • February: 1
  • March: 2
  • April: 1
  • May: 4
  • June: 3
  • July:
  • August:
  • September:
  • October:
  • November:
  • December: 1

Theridion Species


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