The spider genus ''Spintharus'' occurs from the northeastern United States to Brazil. Nicholas Marcellus Hentz circumscribed the genus in 1850, initially as a monospecific genus containing his newly described species ''S. flavidus''. It is very similar to the genus '' Thwaitesia'', and both are similar to ''

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''. Unlike '' Argyrodes'', they have two setae in place of a colulus. Specimens of ''S. flavidus'' are variable in structure. Only some have an elevated eye region or humps on the anterior of the abdomen. Females of ''S. gracilis'' are 3.7mm long, males 2.3mm. A revision of the genus by and colleagues printed in 2018 included the description of fifteen new species, as well as the removal of ''S. argenteus''. Some of the new

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s were named in honor of political figures, artists, and celebrities. As of 2017, when the electronic pre-print was published, ''Spintharus'' was the spider genus with the most species named after celebrities. An earlier revision of the genus was by Herbert Walter Levi; his taxonomy recognized two species: ''S. flavidus'' and ''S. gracilis''.

Species

, the World Spider Catalog (WSC), largely following Agnarsson and colleagues, accepts the following extant species: * '' Spintharus barackobamai'' – Cuba * ''

Spintharus berniesandersi ''Spintharus berniesandersi'' is a species of '' Spintharus'' ("smiley-faced spiders") in the family Theridiidae. It is endemic to Cuba. It was described in 2018 by and Lily Sargeant of the University of Vermont in a revision of the genus by Agn ...

'' – Cuba * ''

Spintharus davidattenboroughi ''Spintharus davidattenboroughi'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders fi ...

'' – Jamaica * '' Spintharus davidbowiei'' – Mexico * '' Spintharus dayleae'' – Saint Lucia, Grenada * '' Spintharus flavidus'' (type species) – USA, Central and South America * '' Spintharus frosti'' – Dominican Republic * '' Spintharus giraldoalayoni'' – Cuba * '' Spintharus goodbreadae'' – Cuba * '' Spintharus gracilis'' – Brazil * '' Spintharus greerae'' – Mexico * '' Spintharus jesselaueri'' – Dominica * '' Spintharus leonardodicaprioi'' – Dominican Republic *''Spintharus leverger'' – Brazil * '' Spintharus manrayi'' – Cuba * '' Spintharus michelleobamaae'' – Cuba * '' Spintharus rallorum'' – Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis * '' Spintharus skelly'' – Dominican Republic The WSC also recognizes one fossil species in the genus: * '' Spintharus longisoma'' — Dominican amber Formerly accepted species in ''Spintharus'' include: * ''Spintharus minutus'' (= ''

Theridion antillanum ''Theridion'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders with a worldwide distribution. Notable species are the Hawaiian happy face spider (''T. grallator''), named for the iconic symbol on its abdomen, and '' T. nigroannulatum'', one of few spid ...

'' ) * ''Spintharus hentzi'' (= ''Spintharus flavidus'' ) * ''Spintharus argenteus'' (nomen dubium)

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2712802 Theridiidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of North America Spiders of South America Taxa named by Nicholas Marcellus Hentz