IFAS Extension
The Common House Spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum (C.L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae)
Glavis Edwards
Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 3/29/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-238 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 279), one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2001. Revised December 2012, February 2019, July 2022, and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Edwards, G. B. (1969). Common House Spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum (C. L. Koch) (Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae). EDIS, 2004(8). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in394-2001
Authors
Glavis Edwards
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FDACS
emeritus curator, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology