| Pholcomma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Pholcomma gibbum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Pholcomma Thorell, 1869 [1] |
| Type species | |
| P. gibbum (Westring, 1851) | |
| Species | |
11, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Pholcomma is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. [3]
As of May 2020 [update] it contains eleven species, found worldwide: [1]
Formerly included:
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.
Episinus is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809.
The genus name is a combination of the Ancient Greek "argyros" (άργυρος), meaning "silver", and the suffix "-odes", meaning "like".
Theridion is a genus of tangle-web spiders with a worldwide distribution. Notable species are the Hawaiian happy face spider (T. grallator), named for the iconic symbol on its abdomen, and T. nigroannulatum, one of few spider species that lives in social groups, attacking prey en masse to overwhelm them as a team.
Chrysso is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1882.
Styposis is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. It is a senior synonym of Cyatholipulus.
Thwaitesia is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1881.
Chrosiothes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. It is considered a senior synonym of Theridiotis.
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,
Dolichognatha is a genus of tropical and subtropical long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1869. Originally placed with the Archaeidae, it was transferred to the Araneidae in 1967, and to the Tetragnathidae in 1981.
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.
Euryopis is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.
Coscinida is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Phoroncidia is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by J. O. Westwood in 1835.
Phycosoma is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1880.
Rhomphaea is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.
Tekellina is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1957.
Tomoxena is a genus of Asian comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. As of June 2020 it contains three species, found in Asia: T. alearia, T. dives, and T. flavomaculata.
Theonoe is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1881.
Pholcomma antipodianum is a species of cobweb spider that is endemic to New Zealand.
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