Steatoda grossa (C.L. Koch, 1838)
(Cupboard Spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSteatoda grossa (Cupboard Spider)
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 grossa (Cupboard Spider) :
1: Steatoda grossa (Cupboard Spider)
4 Oct 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, at Actinic light, 10pm.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 6: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (3)Image 7: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (4)Image 8: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 11: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (3)Image 12: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - pepdipalp - outer lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - pepdipalp - outer lateral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - silver background (2)Image 15: Male - pepdipalp - outer lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Steatoda grossa (Cupboard Spider)
9 Nov 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, in garage, behind piece of hardboard
Image 1: Female - latero-dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - latero-ventral view - white backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Eyes - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - cephalothorax - antero-dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - epigyne - microscope low magnification
3: Steatoda grossa (Cupboard Spider)
7 Nov 2009 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, indoors, in old wooden lean-to garage
Image 1: Crouching in corner - dorsal viewImage 2: Crouching in corner - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Crouching in corner - dorso-lateral viewImage 4: Crouching in corner - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 5: Crouching in corner - dorso-lateral view (3)Image 6: Female - dorsal viewImage 7: Female - dorsal view (2)Image 8: Female - ventral viewImage 9: Female - ventral view (2)Image 10: Latero-dorsal viewImage 11: Legs outstretched - dorsal viewImage 12: Legs outstretched - dorsal view (2)Image 13: Legs outstretched - dorsal view (3)Image 14: Legs outstretched - dorsal view (4)Image 15: Legs outstretched - dorso-lateral viewImage 16: Legs outstretched - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 17: Legs outstretched - latero-dorsal viewImage 18: Legs outstretched - latero-dorsal view (2)Image 19: Legs outstretched - latero-dorsal view (3)Image 20: Legs outstretched - postero-dorsal viewImage 21: Legs outstretched - rear three-quarter viewImage 22: Walking - antero-dorsal viewImage 23: Walking - dorsal viewImage 24: Walking - dorsal view (2)Image 25: Walking - dorsal view (3)Image 26: Walking - dorsal view (4)Image 27: Walking - dorsal view - close-upImage 28: Walking - latero-dorsal viewImage 29: Anterior view - close-up - enlargedImage 30: Crouching in corner - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 31: Crouching in corner - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 32: Crouching in corner - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 33: Eyes - close-up - magnifiedImage 34: Female - anterior view showing eyes - close-up - magnifiedImage 35: Female - epigyne - close-up - magnifiedImage 36: Female - spinnerets - close-up - magnifiedImage 37: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 38: Female - ventral view - epigyne and lung-book opening - close-up - magnifiedImage 39: In defensive position - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 40: In defensive position - latero-ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 41: Walking away - close-up - enlargedImage 42: Walking - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged

Steatoda grossa (Cupboard Spider) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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