''Paidiscura'' is a

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of comb-footed spiders that was first described by

Allan Frost Archer Allan Frost Archer (January 22, 1908 – 1994, fl. 1940–1971), U.S. arachnologist, entomologist and malacologist. He was the curator of Arachnida at the Alabama Museum of Natural History, University, Alabama. Archer was active in the latter ha ...

in 1950.

Species

it contains four species, found in Asia, Africa, and Europe: *''

Paidiscura dromedaria ''Paidiscura dromedaria'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first des ...

'' (

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, 1880) – Cape Verde Is.,

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, North Africa to Middle East *''

Paidiscura orotavensis ''Paidiscura orotavensis'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first de ...

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, 1968) – Canary Is., Madeira *''

Paidiscura pallens ''Paidiscura pallens'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first desc ...

'' (Blackwall, 1834) ( type) –

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to South Siberia) *''

Paidiscura subpallens ''Paidiscura subpallens'' is a species of comb-footed spider in the family Theridiidae Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders first des ...

'' (Bösenberg &

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, 1906) –

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Formerly included: *''P. genistae'' (Simon, 1873) (Transferred to ''

Theridion ''Theridion'' is a genus of tangle-web spiders with a worldwide distribution. Notable species are the Hawaiian happy face spider (''T. grallator''), named for the iconic symbol on its abdomen, and '' T. nigroannulatum'', one of few spi ...

'') *''P. genistae'' (Charitonov, 1946) (Transferred to ''Theridion'') *''P. musiva'' (Simon, 1873) (Transferred to ''

Ruborridion ''Ruborridion'' is a monotypic genus of Asian comb-footed spiders containing the single species, ''Ruborridion musivum''. The species was first described under the name '' Theridion musivum'' in 1873. The genus was described by J. Wunderlich in ...

'') *''P. pinicola'' (Simon, 1873) (Transferred to ''Theridion'') In

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: *''P. bigibba'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1912) = ''Paidiscura dromedaria'' (Simon, 1880) *''P. caboverdensis'' (Schmidt & Piepho, 1994) = ''Paidiscura dromedaria'' (Simon, 1880) *''P. caninotata'' (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) = ''Paidiscura subpallens'' (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) *''P. mirabilis'' (Zhu, Zhang & Xu, 1991) = ''Paidiscura subpallens'' (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) *''P. palustre'' ) = ''Paidiscura dromedaria'' (Simon, 1880)

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