Ruborridion Explained

Ruborridion is a monotypic genus of Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Ruborridion musivum. The species was first described under the name Theridion musivum in 1873.^[1] The genus was described by J. Wunderlich in 2011.^[2] They are found in India^[3] and in the mediterranean area (southern Europe, north Africa)^[4]

See also

• List of Theridiidae species

Further reading

• Lecigne. S.. 2017. Contribution a la connaissance de l'araneofaune (Araneae) de l'Algarve (Portugal). Description de Theridion bernardi n.sp. (Araneae: Theridiidae) et redécouverte dOzyptila perplexa Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 25–48. 31.
• Quasin. S.. etal. 2017. First record of Ruborridion musivum Simon, 1873 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from India. Munis Entomology and Zoology. 27–30. 12. 1.
• Knoflach. B.. Rollard. C.. Thaler. K.. 2009. Notes on Mediterranean Theridiidae (Araneae) – II. ZooKeys. 227–264. 16. 10.3897/zookeys.16.237. free. 2009ZooK...16..227K.
• Knoflach. B.. Thaler. K.. 2000. Notes on Mediterranean Theridiidae (Araneae) - I. Memorie della Società Entomologica Italiana. 411–442. 78.

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1873. Aranéides nouveaux ou peu connus du midi de l'Europe. (2e mémoire). Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège. 2. 2. 94. Eugène Simon.
2. Wunderlich. J.. 2011. Extant and fossil spiders (Araneae). Beiträge zur Araneologie. 1–640. 6.
3. Gen. Ruborridion Wunderlich, 2011. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-07-01. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
4. Web site: araneae - Ruborridion musivum. 2021-06-21. araneae.nmbe.ch. en.