Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875)
(Noble False Widow)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSteatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow)
GenusSteatoda (false widow spiders)
FamilyTHERIDIIDAE (comb-footed spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow) :
1: Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow)
2 Nov 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, on outside of house, at night.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - pedipalp - outer lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - pedipalp - outer lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow)
26 Oct 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, under roof overhang, 8pm.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 5: Male - lateral view - white backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - white background (2)Image 7: Male - latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 8: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - defensive position - lateral view - enlarged - white backgroundImage 11: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 12: Male - pedipalp - outside ventro-lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 13: Male - pedipalp - outside ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - white background
3: Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow)
25 Oct 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, dead on ground next to house (under eaves)
Image 1: Female - latero-dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - cephalothorax - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 4: Female - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 5: Female - epigyne - alcohol specimen - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - epigyne - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - lateral view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 8: Female - opisthosoma - ventral view - alcohol specimen - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - opisthosoma - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - alcohol specimen - white backgroundImage 11: Female - epigyne - alcohol specimen - microscope low magnification

Steatoda nobilis (Noble False Widow) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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