Paratheridula
Monotypic genus of spiders
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Paratheridula is a monotypic genus of comb-footed spiders containing the single species, Paratheridula perniciosa. The sole species was first described in 1886 under the name Theridion perniciosum.[2] The genus was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1957,[3] though it has been described under several different names, including Mysmena 4-maculata,[4] Theridion quadrimaculatum,[5] and Theridion arcadicum,[6]
| Paratheridula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Paratheridula Levi, 1957[1] |
| Species: | P. perniciosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Paratheridula perniciosa (Keyserling, 1886) | |
It has been found from Florida to southern Chile, with a possible pantropical distribution,[1] and is suspected to have been introduced elsewhere.
