Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 species in 124 genera, and is the most common arthropod found in human dwellings throughout the world.
Stemmops is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1894.
Paratheridula is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Paratheridula perniciosa. The sole species was first described in 1886 under the name Theridion perniciosum. The genus was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1957, though it has been described under several different names, including Mysmena 4-maculata, Theridion quadrimaculatum, and Theridion arcadicum,
Parasteatoda is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1946. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "para-" (παρά), meaning "near" or "next to", and the theridiid genus Steatoda. The Japanese name for this genus is O-himegumo zoku.
Carniella is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by K. Thaler & K.-H. Steinberger in 1988.
Platnickina is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by A. Ö. Koçak & M. Kemal in 2008.
Lasaeola is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1881. The type species was described under the name Pachydactylus pronus, but was renamed Lasaeola prona when it was discovered that the name "Pachydactylus" was preoccupied. Both this genus and Deliana were removed from the synonymy of Dipoena in 1988, but many of these species require more study before their placement is certain.
Chikunia is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Yoshida in 2009. These spiders are small, often dark or orange colored. This species can be found in solidarity, though they can also be found in colonies.
Enielkenie is a genus of East Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Anapidae, containing the single species, Enielkenie acaroides. It was first described by H. Ono, Y. H. Chang & I. M. Tso in 2007, and has only been found in Taiwan.
Kagurargus is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Kagurargus kikuyai. It was first described by H. Ono in 2007, and has only been found in Japan.
Oilinyphia is a genus of Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by H. Ono & H. Saito in 1989.
Tmeticodes is a monotypic genus of Japanese sheet weavers containing the single species, Tmeticodes gibbifer. It was first described by H. Ono in 2010, and is only found in Japan.
Allothymoites is a genus of East Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Ono in 2007. As of May 2020 it contains three species, found in Japan and China: A. kumadai, A. repandus, and A. sculptilis.
Nojimaia is a monotypic genus of East Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Nojimaia nipponica. It was first described by H. Yoshida in 2009, and is found in Japan and China.
Okumaella is a monotypic genus of East Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Okumaella okumae. It was first described by H. Yoshida in 2009, and is found in Japan. This genus is named in honour of the Japanese arachnologist Chiyoko Okuma.
Pholcomma is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.
Spheropistha is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by T. Yaginuma in 1957.
Yaginumena is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Yoshida in 2002. As of June 2020 it contains three species, found in Asia and Turkey: Y. castrata, Y. maculosa, and Y. mutilata.
Yunohamella is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by H. Yoshida in 2007.
Erigomicronus is a genus of sheet weavers erected by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2018 for two east Asian species. In the following week, B. K. Seo published the new genus Collis for three Korean species. Further investigation revealed that all five belonged to the same genus, and preferences was given to the one published mere days before the other.
