Tekellina Levi 1957

GenusTekellinaLevi, 1957 Comments. The genus Tekellina was originally placed in Theridiidae, but its familial placement became uncertain following Marusik and Omelko (2017). It was subsequently transferred to Synotaxidae by Ramírez et al. (2022). This genus includes 14 species, mainly distributed in Brazil and East Asia (WSC 2025). Current records indicate four Tekellina species occur in China: T. haosiwen Lin & Li, 2024, T. helixicis Gao & Li, 2014, T. huihangi Lin & Li, 2024 and T. sadamotoi Yoshida & Ogata, 2016 (WSC 2025). Keys to Tekellina species from China Males Females