Parasteatoda tabulata

(Levi, 1980)

Wandering House Cobweaver

Parasteatoda tabulata is a cobweb in the Theridiidae, first described by H. W. Levi in 1980. It is to tropical Asia but has been to North America, Europe, and temperate Asia including China, Korea, and Japan. The belongs to a closely related to the Common House Spider (Parasteatoda tepidariorum) and shares similar web-building habits.

Parasteatoda tabulata f1 by Gergin Blagoev. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Parasteatoda tabulata m1 by Gergin Blagoev. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Parasteatoda tabulata m2 by Gergin Blagoev. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Parasteatoda tabulata: /ˌpærəstiːəˈtoʊdə tæbjʊˈleɪtə/

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Distribution

to tropical Asia; to North America, Europe, Georgia, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan.

Similar Taxa

  • Parasteatoda tepidariorumBoth are congeneric cobweb in the Theridiidae with similar web-building habits and association with human structures; P. tepidariorum is the more widespread and better-known Common House Spider

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