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
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
- Book: Keyserling, E.. 1886. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. Bauer & Raspe, Nürnberg. 233. Eugen_von_Keyserling.
- 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.
- Banks. N.. 1896. New North American spiders and mites. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 23. 66. Nathan_Banks.
- Bryant. E. B.. 1933. New and little known spiders from the United States. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 74. 173.
- Gertsch. W. J.. Archer. A. F.. 1942. Descriptions of new American Theridiidae. American Museum Novitates. 1171. 4. Willis_J._Gertsch. Allan_Frost_Archer.
- 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.