Paratheridula
Paratheridula | |
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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 | |
Theridion perniciosum |
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.
Distribution
The species has been found from Florida to southern Chile, with a possible pantropical distribution.
References
- 1 2 3 "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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