Theridula aelleni (Hubert, 1970)
Description
Male
Palp: embolus corkscrew-shaped. Prosoma 0.9 mm long. Characters as in female.
Body length male: 2.0 mmFemale
Epigyne: copulatory orifices clearly separate, and about their diameter from the epigastric furrow. Prosoma light brown, with faint pattern. Prosoma 1-1.1 mm long. Legs reddish-brown, femur lighter. Opisthosoma pale yellow to grey, with faint pattern. Opisthosoma globular, slightly longer than wide, without protuberances.
Body length female: 2.4-3.2 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Hubert 1970)
Pedipalp, ventro-retrolateral view
(Angelioudakis et al. 2026)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Angelioudakis et al. 2026)
Stridulatory organ
(Hubert 1970)
Epigyne
(Hubert 1970)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Knoflach et al. 2009b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Hubert 1970)
Distribution List
References
Angelioudakis T, Nikolakakis A, Varikou K, Koubouris G, Tarifa R, Rey P J (2026) First record of Theridula aelleni (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Crete, Greece. Hellenic Plant Protection Journal 19: 1-4 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Dimassi N. Ezzine I K, Khadra Y B, Zellama M S, Othmen A B, Said K (2016) A new record of spider species from Tunisia (Arachnida: Araneae). Journal of Research in Biological Sciences 2: 13-29
Hubert M (1970) Araignées capturées dans des grottes de Tunisie et description de deux espèces nouvelles. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 77: 189-195
Kmira G, Nasri-Ammar, Petillon J, Bosmans R (2025) Catalog of the spiders of Tunisia (Arachnida: Araneae). Zootaxa 5641: 1-95
Knoflach B, Rollard C, Thaler K (2009b) Notes on Mediterranean Theridiidae (Araneae) - II. ZooKeys 16: 227-264
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2