Theridiidae

Tangle-web spiders
Temporal range:
Enoplognatha ovata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Species:
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Binomial name
Theridiidae
Sundevall, 1833
Diversity
124 genera, 3028 species

Theridiidae,[1] also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833.

  1. ↑ "THERIDIIDAE - Comb-footed Spiders by Wong Tsu Shi". PBase. Retrieved 2026-02-23.