''Echinotheridion'' is a

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comb-footed spiders Theridiidae, 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. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 spec ...

that was first described by

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in 1963.

Species

it contains nine species, found in South America, with the exception of ''E. gibberosum'', found on

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and the Canary Islands.: *'' Echinotheridion andresito'' Ramírez & González, 1999 –

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

*'' Echinotheridion cartum'' Levi, 1963 (

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) – Brazil,

Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...

, Argentina *'' Echinotheridion elicolum'' Levi, 1963 –

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

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Echinotheridion gibberosum ''Echinotheridion'' is a genus of Theridiidae, comb-footed spiders that was first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1963. Species it contains nine species, found in South America, with the exception of ''E. gibberosum'', found on Madeira and ...

'' ( Kulczyński, 1899) – Madeira, Canary Is. *'' Echinotheridion levii'' Ramírez & González, 1999 – Brazil *'' Echinotheridion lirum'' Marques & Buckup, 1989 – Brazil *'' Echinotheridion otlum'' Levi, 1963 –

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

*'' Echinotheridion urarum'' Buckup & Marques, 1989 – Brazil *'' Echinotheridion utibile'' (

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, 1884) – Brazil Formerly included: *''E. pseudogibberosum'' (Schmidt, 1973) (Transferred to '' Tidarren'')

References

Theridiidae genera Spiders of South America Theridiidae {{Theridiidae-stub

Species

See also

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