Steatoda maura (Simon, 1909)
Description
Male
Prosoma and sternum light brown to brown, lateral and posterior part granulated. Legs yellow to brown, somewhat darker near articulations. Opisthosoma dorsally white, with black band-like pattern, anterior part brownish, posterior part black and lateral part greyish with some dark markings, venter light, sometimes with dark markings.
Body length male: 6.0-8.8 mmFemale
Prosoma and sternum light brown to brown. Legs yellow to brown, somewhat darker near articulations.Opisthosoma blackish, anterior and anterior-lateral part surrounded by a broad creamy white band, lateral part with some white spots, venter usually light with 2 parallel black bars.
Body length female: 7.7-10.6 mmAdditional information
Webs are found under overhanging rocks, and on low bushes.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Karakuş et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Karakuş et al. 2025)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Karakuş et al. 2025)
Chelicera
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Epigyne
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Chelicera
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Levy & Amitai 1982b)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Habitus, ventral view
(Van Keer et al. 2024)
Distribution List
References
Karakuş A, Oldorff E, Coşar V, Kunt K B (2025) About the presence of Steatoda maura (Simon, 1909) in Türkiye (Araneae: Theridiidae). Serket 20: 443-447 
Levy G, Amitai P (1982b) The cobweb spider genus Steatoda (Araneae, Theridiidae) of Israel and Sinai. Zoologica Scripta 11: 13-30
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
Wiehle H (1934) Zur Morphologie und Biologie einer paläarktischen Lithyphantes-Art (L. gerhardti sp. nov.). Zoologischer Anzeiger 106: 71-84
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2