Theridula is a genus of cobwebspiders, found in many (mostly tropical) parts of the world. Species vary in size from 1 to 3.5 mm in length.[1]
In females, the abdomen is wider than long, with a hump or horn on each side, and sometimes a posterior median horn.[2][3] The pedipalp in males is simple, lacking a conductor or theridioid tegular apophysis.[4][5]
Theridula spiders are frequently found on bushes or tall grass where they rest on the undersides of leaves near their webs.
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^Comstock, John Henry (1975) [First published 1912]. The Spider Book. Cornell University Press. pp. 354–355.
^Archer, Allan F. (1946). "The Theridiidae or Comb-footed Spiders of Alabama". Museum Papers of the Alabama Museum of Natural History (22): 31.