Paratheridula
The spider genus Paratheridula with its single species Paratheridula perniciosa is widely distributed (from the United States to Chile);[1] it is suspected that it is introduced. The female epigyne is covered with a secretion.
| Paratheridula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Paratheridula Levi, 1957[1] |
| Species: | P. perniciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratheridula perniciosa (Keyserling, 1886)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Theridion perniciosum | |
Distribution
The species has been found from Florida to southern Chile, with a possible pantropical distribution.
References
- "Gen. Paratheridula Levi, 1957". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- Levi, H.W. (1966). American Spider Genera Theridula and Paratheridula (Araneae: Theridiidae). Psyche 73:123-130. PDF
- Levi, H.W. (1957). The North American spider genera Paratheridula, Tekellina, Pholcomma and Archerius (Araneae: Theridiidae). Trans. Am. microsc. Soc. 76:105-115.
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