Triangulate cobweb spider

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Triangulate cobweb spider
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Theridiidae
Genus:	Steatoda
Species:	S. triangulosa
Binomial name
Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Aranea triangulosa Walckenaer, 1802 Theridion triangulifer Walckenaer, 1805 Theridium venustissimum C. L. Koch, 1838 Theridion punicum Lucas, 1846 Theridion flavo-maculatum Lucas, 1846 Theridion serpentinum Hentz, 1850 Steatoda venustissima (C. L. Koch, 1838) Steatoda triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802) Steatoda triangulifera Simon, 1873 Teutana triangulosa (Walckenaer, 1802) Theridion saylori Fox, 1940 Teutana lugubris Schenkel, 1963 Steatoda lugubris (Schenkel, 1963)

The triangulate cobweb spider (scientific name: Steatoda triangulosa; also called the triangulate bud spider) is a common spider in the genus Steatoda. It is well known for the triangle-shaped pattern on the dorsal side of its abdomen.