Paratheridula Explained

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.^[1] The genus was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1957,^[2] though it has been described under several different names, including Mysmena 4-maculata,^[3] Theridion quadrimaculatum,^[4] and Theridion arcadicum,^[5]

It has been found from Florida to southern Chile, with a possible pantropical distribution,^[6] and is suspected to have been introduced elsewhere.

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

Further reading

• Levi. H. W.. 1966. American spider genera Theridula and Paratheridula (Araneae: Theridiidae). Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 123–130. 78. 2. 10.1155/1966/12793. free.
• Levi. H. W.. 1957. The spider genera Enoplognatha, Theridion, and Paidisca in America north of Mexico (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 1–124. 112.
• Book: Roth, V. D.. 1994. Spider Genera of North America, with Keys to Families and Genera, and a Guide to Literature. American Arachnological Society, Gainesville. 203. 3rd.
• Heimer. S.. 1982. Interne Arretierungsmechanismen an der Kopulationsorganen männlicher Spinnen (Arachnida, Araneae). Ein Beitrag zur Phylogenie der Araneoidea. Entomologische Abhandlungen, Staatliches Museum für Tierkunde Dresden. 35–64. 45.

Notes and References

1. Book: Keyserling, E.. 1886. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. 233. Eugen_von_Keyserling.
2. Levi. H. W.. 1957. The North American spider genera Paratheridula, Tekellina, Pholcomma and Archerius (Araneae: Theridiidae). Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 105–115. 76. 2. 10.2307/3223625. 3223625. Herbert_Walter_Levi. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021635/http://psyche2.entclub.org/articles/73/73-123.pdf. dead. 2007-09-27.
3. Banks. N.. 1896. New North American spiders and mites. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23. 66. Nathan_Banks.
4. Bryant. E. B.. 1933. New and little known spiders from the United States. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 74. 173.
5. Gertsch. W. J.. Archer. A. F.. 1942. Descriptions of new American Theridiidae. American Museum Novitates. 1171. 4. Willis_J._Gertsch. Allan_Frost_Archer.
6. Gen. Paratheridula Levi, 1957. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-06-30. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.