''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the

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s, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Dictynidae in 2016.

Species

it contains eleven species: *'' Paratheuma andromeda'' Beatty & Berry, 1989 – Cook Is. *''

Paratheuma armata ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' ( Marples, 1964) – Caroline Is. to Samoa *''

Paratheuma australis ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' Beatty & Berry, 1989 – Australia (Queensland), Fiji *''

Paratheuma awasensis ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' Shimojana, 2013 – Japan (Okinawa) *''

Paratheuma enigmatica ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' Zamani, Marusik & Berry, 2016 – Iran *''

Paratheuma insulana ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spider Ground spiders comprise Gnaphosidae, the seventh largest spider fam ...

'' (Banks, 1902) (

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) – USA, Caribbean. Introduced to Japan *''

Paratheuma interaesta ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' (Roth & Brown, 1975) – Mexico *''

Paratheuma makai ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' Berry & Beatty, 1989 – Hawaii *''

Paratheuma ramseyae ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' Beatty & Berry, 1989 – Cook Is. *''

Paratheuma rangiroa ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' Beatty & Berry, 1989 – Polynesia *''

Paratheuma shirahamaensis ''Paratheuma'' is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by E. B. Bryant in 1940. Originally placed with the ground spiders, it was transferred to the intertidal spiders in 1975, and to the Di ...

'' (Oi, 1960) – Korea, Japan

References

Araneomorphae genera Dictynidae Spiders of Asia Spiders of North America Spiders of Oceania {{Dictynidae-stub