''Steatoda lepida'' is a species of Theridiidae that is endemic to New Zealand.Hann, S. W. (1994). Descriptions of four ''Steatoda'' species (Araneae, Theridiidae) found in New Zealand. ''New Zealand Journal of Zoology'' 21: 225-238.

Taxonomy

''Steatoda lepida'' was first described in 1880 as ''Lithyphantes lepidus.'' In 1886, it was independently described again as ''Theridium triloris'' by Arthur Urquhart. In 1935, Elizabeth Bryant recognized ''T. triloris'' as a

synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

of ''L. lepidus''. ''S. lepida'' was independently described again in 1956 as ''Lithyphantes regius.'' In 1983, ''L. regius'' was recognized as belonging to the ''

Steatoda The spider genus ''Steatoda'', in the family Theridiidae, includes about 120 recognized species, distributed around the world (including many cosmopolitan species which are found among human populations worldwide). One common name is cupboard spi ...

'' genus and was subsequently named ''Steatoda regius''.Brignoli, P. M. (1983c). ''A catalogue of the Araneae described between 1940 and 1981''. Manchester University Press, 755 pp. In 1994, ''S. regius'' was recognized as a synonym of ''L. lepidus'' and the two were merged to form ''S. lepida''.

References

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