Western False Black Widow Spider (Steatoda hespera) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Spiders

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Common Names

English common name:

Western False Black Widow Spider

In English, species in the subfamily Latrodectinae are named "Widow Spider".

French common name:

Malmignatte d'Utah

In French, species in the subfamily Latrodectinae are named "Malmignatte" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2010
2015	Western False Black Widow Spider	Malmignatte d'Utah
2020	Western False Black Widow Spider	Malmignatte d'Utah

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Chelicerata

Class

Arachnida

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Steatoda hespera	Theridiidae	Araneae
2015	Steatoda hespera	Theridiidae	Araneae
2020	Steatoda hespera	Theridiidae	Araneae

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Secure - N5

Yukon
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - S5
2020	Secure - S5

Alberta
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Quebec
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

New Brunswick
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present