Theridiosoma gemmosum (L. Koch, 1877)
| FAMILY: THERIDIOSOMATIDAE Simon, 1881 Genus: Theridiosoma O. P.-Cambridge, 1879 Species: Theridiosoma gemmosum (L. Koch, 1877)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
ray orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
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Distribution
Global Distribution: North America, Europe to Central Asia
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database) 
NB NL NS ON QC IN NH NC SC
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† (not yet recorded or unknown)
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Recorded Habitats: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Image(s) of Habitus:
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Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Details About Females
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Almquist, S. 2005. Swedish Araneae, part 1: families Atypidae to Hahniidae (Linyphiidae excluded). Insect Syst. Ecol., Suppl. 62: 1-284.
Archer, A. F. 1953. Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 3. Am. Mus. Novit. 1622: 1-27. 
Archer, A. F. 1941. Supplement to the Argiopidae of Alabama. Mus. Pap. geol. Surv. Ala 18: 1-47.
Archer, A. F. 1940. The Argiopidae or orb-weaving spiders of Alabama. Mus. Pap. geol. Surv. Ala 14: 1-77.
Arnò, C. 2001. Ragni dell'area protetta "Fascia fluviale del Po": nota preliminare su tre specie nuove per l'Italia e una nuova per il Piemonte (Arachnida, Araneae). Rivista Piemontese Storia Nat. 22 155-164.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1879. On some new and rare British spiders, with characters of a new genus. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 4: 190-215.
Coddington, J. A. 1990. Ontogeny and homology in the male palpus of orb-weaving spiders and their relatives, with comments on phylogeny (Araneoclada: Araneoidea, Deinopoidea). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 496: 1-52.
Coddington, J. A. 1986. The genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 422: 1-96.
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
Emerton, J. H. 1884. New England spiders of the family Epeiridae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 295-342.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Keyserling, E. 1893. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. Nürnberg, 4: 209-377.
Keyserling, E. 1884. Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. Nürnberg, 1: 1-222.
Koch, L. 1877. Verzeichniss der bei Nürnberg bis jetzt beobachteten Arachniden (mit Ausschluss der Ixodiden und Acariden) und Beschreibungen von neuen, hier vorkommenden Arten. Abh. naturh. Ges. Nürnberg 6: 113-198.
Lessert, R. de. 1910. Catalogue des invertebres de la Suisse. Fasc. 3, Araignées. Musée d'histoire naturelle de Genève, pp. 1-635.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1953. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 2: 1-449.
Loksa, I. 1972. Araneae II. Fauna Hungariae 109: 1-112.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
McCook, H., C. 1881. The snare of the ray spider (Epeira radiosa); a new form of orb web. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 1881: 163-175.
Miller, F. 1971. Pavouci-Araneida. Klíc zvíreny CSSR 4: 51-306.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Roberts, M. J. 1998. Spinnengids. Tirion, Baarn, Netherlands, 397 pp.
Roberts, M. J. 1995. Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins, London, 383 pp.
Roberts, M. J. 1985. The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books, Colchester, England.
Saito, S. 1959. The Spider Book Illustrated in Colours. Hokuryukan, Tokyo, 194 pp.
Simon, E. 1926. Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae; 2e partie. Paris, 6: 309-532.
Simon, E. 1895. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 761-1084.
Simon, E. 1881. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 1-180.
Wiehle, H. 1967. Meta,-eine semientelegyne Gattung der Araneae (Arach.). Senckenberg. biol. 48: 183-196.
Wiehle, H. 1931. Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea. Araneidae. In Die Tierwelt Deutschlands. Jena, 27: 1-136
Wunderlich, J. 1986. Spinnenfauna gestern und heute: Fossile Spinnen in Bernstein und ihre heute lebenden Verwandten. Quelle & Meyer, Wiesbaden.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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