Paratheridula

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
Domain:	Eukaryota
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.

See also

• List of Theridiidae species