Steatoda albocincta (Lucas, 1846)
Description
Male
Prosoma 1.2-2 mm long. Opisthosoma dark with white pattern, ventrally dark, with white median line and 2 indistinct lateral lines which merge anterior to spinnerets.
Body length male: 2.9-4.4 mmFemale
Epigyne: less bulging than in S. albomaculata, with 2 small grooves at its straight posterior margin. Prosoma 1.6-1.8 mm long.
Body length female: 4.1-5.9 mmAdditional information
Under stones, in dry habitats with scarce vegetation, up to 2800 m.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Knoflach 1996a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach 1996a)
Pedipalp
(Knoflach 1996a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Gaymard & Lecigne 2018)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Gaymard & Lecigne 2018)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Naumova 2023)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Labium, ventral view
(Naumova 2023)
Habitus, ventral view
(Knoflach 1996a)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Knoflach 1996a)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva
(Knoflach 1996a)
Vulva
(Knoflach 1996a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Habitus
(Knoflach 1996a)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Habitus, ventral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Distribution List
References
Benhalima S, Bosmans R (2024) First historical checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Morocco, between 1840–2024. Zootaxa 5555: 407-535 
Bosmans R, Van Keer J (2012a) On the spider species described by L. Koch in 1882 from the Balearic Islands (Araneae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 43: 5-16
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Gaymard M, Lecigne S (2018) Contribution à la connaissance de l'aranéofaune (Araneae) du Gard et en particulier du massif des Gorges du Gardon (Occitanie, France). Bulletin de l'Association Française d'Arachnologie 1: 1-39
Knoflach B (1996a) Steatoda incomposita (Denis) from southern Europe, a close relative of Steatoda albomaculata (Degeer) (Araneae: Theridiidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 10: 141-145
Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468
Naumova M (2023) Survey of the Moroccan arachnids (Araneae, Scorpiones & Solifugae) in the collections of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgaria. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 66: 72-78
Van Keer J, Bosselaers J, Oger P (2024) Description of four new Steatoda species (Araneae: Theridiidae) from the Mediterranean region with notes on some related species. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 39(2, suppl.): 1-77
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2