Parasteatoda tabulata
P. tabulata, male
P. tabulata, female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Parasteatoda
Species:
P. tabulata
Binomial name
Parasteatoda tabulata
(Levi, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Achaearanea nipponica
  • Achaearanea tabulata
  • Parasteatoda nipponica

Parasteatoda tabulata is a cobweb spider[1] first described by female found by H. W. Levi in 1980.[2] It originates from tropical Asia, but has been introduced to North America, Europe, and temperate Asia including China, Korea, and Japan.[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Parasteatoda tabulata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. Levi, H. W. (1980). "Two new spiders of the genera Theridion and Achaearanea from North America". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 99: 334. doi:10.2307/3226010. JSTOR 3226010.
  3. "Taxon Details for the Species Parasteatoda tabulata". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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