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Species Steatoda triangulosa

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Theridiidae (Cobweb Spiders)
Genus Steatoda
Species triangulosa (Steatoda triangulosa)
Other Common Names
Triangulate Cobweb Spider
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Steatoda triangulosa C. A. Walckenaer, 1802
Size
3.5-5.9 mm (1).
Identification
Palp

Epigynum
Range
Cosmopolitan; it is believed to be native to Eurasia and introduced elsewhere - Wiki
Habitat
Primarily a house spider - Wiki
Print References
Levi, H.W. 1957. The spider genera Crustulina and Steatoda in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 117(3): 367-424.
Internet References
Auburn.edu - range.
Works Cited
1.The spider genera Crustulina and Steatoda in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Theridiidae)
Herbert W. Levi. 1957. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard 117: 367-424.