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Parasteatoda tepidariorum

(C. L. Koch, 1841)

Common House Spider

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111573
Element CodeILARA61010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheridiidae
GenusParasteatoda
Synonyms
Achaearanea tepidariorum(C. L. Koch, 1841)
Other Common Names
Common House Cobweaver (EN) Théridie des bains (FR)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Taxonomic Comments
The World Spider Catalog, version 15.5 (2014) notes that this species has been transferred from the genus Achaearanea to Parasteatoda
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
Nova ScotiaSNANo
OntarioSNANo
QuebecSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
Prince Edward IslandSNANo
SaskatchewanSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
West VirginiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (4)
North Carolina (2)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartown Addition AJefferson National Forest1,370
Crawford MountainGeorge Washington National Forest9,892
References (4)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.
  4. World Spider Catalog (WSC). 2015. World Spider Catalog, Version 15.5. Natural History Museum Bern. Online. Available: http://wsc.nmbe.ch.