Theridiidae  Sundevall, 1833 / Theridion  Walckenaer, 1805   63 species

Theridion helena  Wunderlich, 2011

Description
Male

Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 1.4-1.6 mm, prosoma width: 1.15-1.25 mm.

Female

Prosoma medium to dark brown, prosoma length: 1.4-1.6 mm, prosoma width: 1.15-1.25 mm. Legs distinctly annulated. Opisthosoma oval, dorsally with am undulating longitudinal band.

Body length female: 3.3-3.8 mm
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2024): Greece, Cyprus, Turkey
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Distribution List

"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.

Cyprus   (Bosmans et al., 2019c) ||| Greece   (Lecigne, 2023) ||| Greece / Crete   (Wunderlich, 2011a) ||| Turkey (Asia)   (Lecigne, 2021a) |||
References

Bosmans R, Gavalas I (2023) The spiders (Araneae) of the tiny Greek island Iraklia (Kiklades), with the descriptions of 5 new Harpactea species (Araneae: Dysderidae), 3 species new to Europe and 8 new to Greece. Parnassiana Archives 11 (Suppl. 1): 1-91 pdf

Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173 pdf

Lecigne S (2021a) A new species of Sintula (Linyphiidae), redescription of Brigittea innocens (Dictynidae) and eight spider species newly recorded for Turkey (Araneae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 62: 11-34 pdf

Lecigne S (2023) New contribution to the spider fauna (Arachnida: Araneae) of Kerkyra (Corfu) and update of the provisional checklist of species from the Ionian Island. Journal of the Belgian Arachnological Society 38 (1, suppl.): 1-51 pdf

WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Wunderlich J (2011a) Extant and fossil spiders (Araneae). Heutige und fossile Spinnen. Beiträge zur Araneologie 6: 1-640 pdf

Updates
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