Paratheridula

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Paratheridula perniciosa

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Paratheridula Levi, 1957
Species:	P. perniciosa

Diversity

1 species

Binomial name

Paratheridula perniciosa
(Keyserling, 1886)

Synonyms

Theridion perniciosum
Mysmena quadrimaculata
Theridion quadrumaculatum
Allotheridion arcadicum
P. quadrimaculata

The 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.

[edit] Distribution

The species has been found from Florida to southern Chile, with a possible pantropical distribution.

[edit] 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.