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False Widow Spiders
Steatoda
The spider genus Steatoda, in the family Theridiidae, includes over 120 recognized species, distributed around the world (including many cosmopolitan species which are found among human populations worldwide). One common name is Cupboard Spider, for many species build their webs in dark, sheltered, undisturbed places around the house or garden, in sheds and garages, under garden furniture, compost bins, and the like. Signs of the Cupboard Spider include small white spots of spider droppings, like small...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Noble False Widow
speciesSteatoda nobilis
Triangulate Combfoot
speciesSteatoda triangulosa
False Black Widow
speciesSteatoda grossa
Boreal Combfoot
speciesSteatoda borealis
Rabbit Hutch Spider
speciesSteatoda bipunctata
Black Cobweb Spider
speciesSteatoda capensis
Mediterranean false black widow
speciesSteatoda paykulliana
Steatoda castanea
speciesSteatoda castanea
White-spotted False Widow
speciesSteatoda albomaculata
Steatoda anchorata
speciesSteatoda anchorata
Steatoda autumnalis
speciesSteatoda autumnalis
Steatoda cingulata
speciesSteatoda cingulata
Steatoda lepida
speciesSteatoda lepida
Steatoda albocincta
speciesSteatoda albocincta
Steatoda erigoniformis
speciesSteatoda erigoniformis
Steatoda diamantina
speciesSteatoda diamantina
Steatoda hespera
speciesSteatoda hespera
Steatoda sabulosa
speciesSteatoda sabulosa
Steatoda terastiosa
speciesSteatoda terastiosa
Steatoda transversa
speciesSteatoda transversa
Steatoda retorta
speciesSteatoda retorta
Steatoda punctulata
speciesSteatoda punctulata
Steatoda nigrimaculata
speciesSteatoda nigrimaculata
Steatoda washona
speciesSteatoda washona
Steatoda truncata
speciesSteatoda truncata
Steatoda grandis
speciesSteatoda grandis
Steatoda latifasciata
speciesSteatoda latifasciata
Steatoda tortoisea
speciesSteatoda tortoisea
Steatoda gui
speciesSteatoda gui
Steatoda maura
speciesSteatoda maura
Steatoda saltensis
speciesSteatoda saltensis
Steatoda ingeae
speciesSteatoda ingeae
Steatoda concolor
speciesSteatoda concolor
Steatoda quadrimaculata
speciesSteatoda quadrimaculata
Steatoda mainlingensis
speciesSteatoda mainlingensis
Steatoda nasata
speciesSteatoda nasata
Steatoda dahli
speciesSteatoda dahli
Steatoda porteri
speciesSteatoda porteri
Steatoda ephippiata
speciesSteatoda ephippiata
Steatoda livens
speciesSteatoda livens
Steatoda niveosignata
speciesSteatoda niveosignata
Steatoda wanshou
speciesSteatoda wanshou
Steatoda speciosa
speciesSteatoda speciosa
Steatoda alboclathrata
speciesSteatoda alboclathrata
Steatoda trianguloides
speciesSteatoda trianguloides
Steatoda andina
speciesSteatoda andina
Steatoda lawrencei
speciesSteatoda lawrencei
Steatoda nigrocincta
speciesSteatoda nigrocincta
Steatoda caspia
speciesSteatoda caspia
Steatoda variata
speciesSteatoda variata
Steatoda alamosa
speciesSteatoda alamosa
Steatoda nahuana
speciesSteatoda nahuana
Steatoda quaesita
speciesSteatoda quaesita
Steatoda atrocyanea
speciesSteatoda atrocyanea
Steatoda iheringi
speciesSteatoda iheringi
Steatoda tristis
speciesSteatoda tristis
Steatoda chinchipe
speciesSteatoda chinchipe
Steatoda variipes
speciesSteatoda variipes
Steatoda marta
speciesSteatoda marta
Steatoda xerophila
speciesSteatoda xerophila
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 61998.