- Paratheridula
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Paratheridula perniciosa Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Suborder: Araneomorphae Family: Theridiidae Genus: Paratheridula
Levi, 1957Species: P. perniciosa Binomial name Paratheridula perniciosa
(Keyserling, 1886)Diversity 1 species Synonyms Theridion perniciosum
Mysmena quadrimaculata
Theridion quadrumaculatum
Allotheridion arcadicum
P. quadrimaculataThe spider genus Paratheridula with its single species P. perniciosa is widely distributed; it is suspected that it is introduced. The female epigyne is covered with a secretion.
Distribution
The species has been found from Florida to southern Chile, with a possible pantropical distribution.
References
- 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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