Theridion

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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

Author

Walckenaer, 1805

Sightings Overview

There have been 14 confirmed sightings of Theridion, with the most recent sighting submitted on October 13, 2023 by Spider ID member tangledweb. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 14 sightings because of certain Theridion sightings reporting incomplete data.

• Web: 57% of the time, Theridion spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 14)
• Sex: 3 female and 2 male.
• Environment: Theridion has been sighted 13 times outdoors, and 3 times indoors.
• Outdoors: Man-made structure (7). 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, New Hampshire, 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: 1
• November:
• December: 1