cobweb spiders

Ariamnes est un genre d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Theridiidae. Distribution Les espèces de ce genre se rencontrent en Océanie, dans le Sud de l'Asie, en Afrique subsaharienne et en Amérique. Liste des espèces Selon World Spider Catalog (version 26, 20/02/2025) : Ariamnes alepeleke Gillespie & Rivera, 2007 Ariamnes attenuatus O.

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 around 3,000 species in 128 genera, and is the most common arthropod group found in human dwellings throughout the world. Theridiid spiders are both entelegyne, meaning that the females have a genital plate, and ecribellate, meaning that they spin sticky capture silk instead of woolly silk.

Ariamnes es una género de arácnidos del orden de la arañas (Araneae) y de la familia Theridiidae. Descripción Las especies del género Ariamnes se caracteriza por tener los abdómenes largos con forma vermiforme, cefalotórax chato y receptáculos seminales largos en las hembras (corto en Ariamnes mexicanus). Estructuras palpares son más variables.