Genus Steatoda

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Print References · Works Cited

'Puffy' Spider ID? - Steatoda bipunctata

Cobweb Spider - Steatoda triangulosa - female

false black widow - Steatoda grossa - female

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

Numbers

20 species in our region. (1)

Size

Females: 2.5-11.0 mm; Males: 2.0-7.5 mm. (1)

Identification

Coloration purple-brown, often with white line around anterior of abdomen and other markings. Large colulus.

Print References

"The Spider Genera Steatoda and Enoplognatha in America", Levi, Psyche, 1962.

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 September, 2004 - 4:16pm
Additional contributions by Jay Barnes, kschnei
Last updated 2 October, 2008 - 11:33am

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