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Steatoda hespera

Chamberlin and Ivie, 1933

Western False Black Widow Spider

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.850145

Element CodeILARA62080

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassArachnida

OrderAraneae

FamilyTheridiidae

GenusSteatoda

Other Common Names

Malmignatte d'Utah (FR)

Concept Reference

Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2017-06-06

Change Date2017-06-06

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Wyoming	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Canyon Creek	Wenatchee National Forest	7,983
Heather Lake	Wenatchee National Forest	10,628

References (2)

Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.