Rugathodes

Rugathodes is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Allan Frost Archer in 1950. It is closely related to members of Theridion and Wamba.

==Species== it contains eight species with a mostly paleotropical distribution: Rugathodes acoreensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Azores Rugathodes aurantius (Emerton, 1915) – North America, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan Rugathodes bellicosus (Simon, 1873) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia) Rugathodes instabilis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) – Europe, Russia (Europe to West Siberia) Rugathodes madeirensis Wunderlich, 1987 – Madeira Rugathodes nigrolimbatus (Yaginuma, 1972) – Japan Rugathodes pico (Merrett & Ashmole, 1989) – Azores Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882) (type) – USA, Canada, Russia (Commander Is.). Introduced to Britain