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Definition of Theridiidae
1. Noun. A family of comb-footed spiders.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Araneae, Araneida, Order Araneae, Order Araneida
Member holonyms: Comb-footed Spider, Theridiid, Genus Latrodectus, Latrodectus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Theridiidae
Literary usage of Theridiidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Spider Book: A Manual for the Study of the Spiders and Their Near by John Henry Comstock (1912)
"As these glands are found in the Theridiidae, as well as in the ... These occur
only in the Theridiidae and are either two or four in number. ..."
2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1895)
"These are described among 175 genera The families Theridiidae, ... The Theridiidae
were in the hands of the late Count Keyserling, and about thirty of his ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"The Theridiidae were in the hands of the lite Count Key- serling, and about thirty
of his species have their types in this collection The Theraphosidae have ..."
4. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1905)
"... stands highest in point of numbers, 45 species be.ing included in it; the
Theridiidae follow with 44 species, ..."
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