Paratheuma


Paratheuma is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Argyronetidae. It was first described by Elizabeth B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Dictynidae in 2016.

Species

, this genus includes twelve species:Paratheuma andromeda Beatty & Berry, 1989Cook IslandsParatheuma armataCaroline Islands to SamoaParatheuma australis Beatty & Berry, 1989 – Australia, FijiParatheuma awasensis Shimojana, 2013Japan Paratheuma draneyi Berry, 2024New ZealandParatheuma enigmatica Zamani, Marusik & Berry, 2016 – IranParatheuma insulanaUnited States, Caribbean. Introduced to China, Japan Paratheuma interaestaMexicoParatheuma makai Berry & Beatty, 1989 – HawaiiParatheuma ramseyae Beatty & Berry, 1989 – Cook IslandsParatheuma rangiroa Beatty & Berry, 1989 – PolynesiaParatheuma shirahamaensisChina, Korea, Japan