Species Steatoda hespera

Classification · Internet References

Cobweb Spider with Prey - Steatoda hespera - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Theridiidae (Cobweb Spiders)

Genus Steatoda

Species hespera (Steatoda hespera)

Internet References

~ crawford.tardigrade.net - Image of a female from WA.

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 3 May, 2006 - 2:01pm
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 31 August, 2009 - 9:13pm

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