Latrodectus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Latrodectus
Species
Scientific Name: Latrodectus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Latrodectus

Latrodectus is a broadly distributed genus of spiders informally called the widow spiders, with several species that are commonly known as the true widows. This group is composed of those often loosely called black widow spiders, brown widow spiders, and similar spiders.

Latrodectus in languages:

Afrikaans: Knopiespinnekoppe
Croatian: Pauci udovice
English: Widow Spiders
English: Widows
English: Black Buttons
English: Button Spiders
English: Red Hourglasses
Hebrew: אלמנה
Portuguese: Viúvas-negras
Portuguese: Aranhas-viúvas
Russian: Чёрные вдовы
Thai: สกุล แมงมุมแม่ม่าย

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Parent Taxon

Theridiidae

Sibling Taxa

Child Taxa