Genus of spiders
Tegenaria Temporal range:
Palaeogene–present
A female Tegenaria domestica
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
Family:
Agelenidae
Genus:
Tegenaria Latreille, 1804[ 1]
Type species
T. domestica (Clerck, 1757)
Species
129, see text
Synonyms
Aranea Linnaeus, 1758 (Suppressed)
Trichopus Templeton, 1834
Philoica Koch, 1837
Drassina Grube, 1862
Mevianops Mello-Leitão, 1941
Philoicides Mello-Leitão, 1944
Iamatega Kishida, 1955
Sabitega Kishida, 1955
Tegenaria is a genus of fast-running funnel weavers that occupy much of the Northern Hemisphere except for Japan and Indonesia . It was first described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804,[ 2] though many of its species have been moved elsewhere. The majority of these were moved to Eratigena ,[ 3] including the giant house spider (Eratigena atrica ) and the hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis ).[ 1]
They can be difficult to identify because they resemble wolf spiders and other funnel-web spiders in their area,[ 4] unless found in an area where they do not occur naturally.[ 5] They live on sheet webs, usually stretching across the corner between two walls. They have eight eyes in two straight or almost straight rows.[ 5] Size varies from one species to another, but the body length of adults can range from 10 millimetres (0.39 in) to 20 millimetres (0.79 in), not including the legs.[ 4] The cardinal spider is the largest funnel weaver, with females that can grow up to 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long.[ 6]
Species
As of May 2024[update] it contains 129 species:[ 1]
T. abchasica Charitonov, 1941 — Caucasus (Russia, Georgia)
T. achaea Brignoli, 1977 — Greece, Turkey
T. adomestica Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005 — Azerbaijan
T. africana Lucas, 1846 — Algeria
T. agnolettii Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. alamto Zamani, Marusik & Malek-Hosseini, 2018 — Iran
T. angustipalpis Levy, 1996 — Greece, Israel
T. anhela Brignoli, 1972 — Turkey
T. annae Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Greece
T. annulata Kulczyński, 1913 — Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro
T. argaeica Nosek, 1905 — Bulgaria, Turkey
T. ariadnae Brignoli, 1984 — Greece (Crete)
T. armigera Simon, 1873 — France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)
T. arsacia Zamani & Marusik, 2019 — Iran
T. averni Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. bayeri Kratochvíl, 1934 — Bosnia-Hezcegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
T. bayrami Kaya, Kunt, Marusik & Uğurtaş, 2010 — Turkey
T. bosnica Kratochvíl & Miller, 1940 — Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro
T. bozhkovi (Deltshev, 2008) — Bulgaria, Greece
T. campestris (C. L. Koch, 1834) — Europe to Azerbaijan
T. capolongoi Brignoli, 1977 — Italy
T. carensis Barrientos, 1981 — Spain
T. chebana Thorell, 1897 — Myanmar
T. chiricahuae Roth, 1968 — USA
T. chumachenkoi Kovblyuk & Ponomarev, 2008 — Russia (Europe, Caucasus), Georgia
T. circeoensis Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Italy
T. comnena Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. comstocki Gajbe, 2004 — India
T. concolor Simon, 1873 — Syria
T. cottarellii Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. croatica Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Croatia
T. daiamsanesis Kim, 1998 — Korea
T. dalmatica Kulczyński, 1906 — Mediterranean to Ukraine
T. daylamanica Zamani & Marusik, 2019 — Iran
T. decolorata Kratochvíl & Miller, 1940 — Croatia
T. dentifera Kulczyński, 1908 — Cyprus
T. domestica (Clerck, 1757) (type species ) — Europe to China, Japan. Introduced to Australia, New Zealand, the Americas
T. eleonorae Brignoli, 1974 — Italy
T. elysii Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. epacris Levy, 1996 — Israel
T. eros Zamani & Marusik, 2019 — Iran
T. euxinica Dimitrov, 2022 — Bulgaria, Turkey
T. faniapollinis Brignoli, 1978 — Greece, Turkey
T. femoralis Simon, 1873 — France, Italy
T. ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) — Europe, Azores. Introduced to Venezuela
T. forestieroi Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. frumkini Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023 — Israel
T. gainesteros Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023 — Israel
T. gordani Komnenov, 2020 — Montenegro
T. guseinovi Zamani & Marusik, 2019 — Iran
T. halidi Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005 — Azerbaijan
T. hamid Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. hasperi Chyzer, 1897 — France to Turkey, Russia (Europe)
T. hauseri Brignoli, 1979 — Greece
T. hemanginiae Reddy & Patel, 1992 — India
T. henroti Dresco, 1956 — Sardinia
T. ismaillensis Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005 — Azerbaijan
T. karaman Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. komarovi Ponomarev, 2022 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. lapicidinarum Spassky, 1934 — Ukraine, Russia (Europe)
T. latens Ponomarev, 2022 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. lazarovi Dimitrov, 2020 — Turkey
T. lehtineni (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan
T. lenkoranica (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan, Iran
T. lepida Ponomarev, 2022 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. levantina Barrientos, 1981 — Spain
T. longimana Simon, 1898 — Turkey, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia)
T. lunakensis Tikader, 1964 — Nepal
T. lyncea Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey, Azerbaijan
T. maelfaiti Bosmans, 2011 — Greece
T. mamikonian Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. maroccana Denis, 1956 — Morocco
T. maronita Simon, 1873 — Syria, Lebanon, Israel
T. mediterranea Levy, 1996 — Israel
T. melbae Brignoli, 1972 — Turkey
T. mercanturensis Bolzern & Hervé, 2010 — France
T. michae Brignoli, 1978 — Lebanon
T. mirifica Thaler, 1987 — Switzerland, Austria. Italy
T. montana Deltshev, 1993 — Bulgaria
T. montiszasensis Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Greece
T. naasane (Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023) — Israel
T. nakhchivanica (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan
T. occulta Ponomarev, 2022 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. oribata Simon, 1916 — France
T. ornit Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023 — Israel
T. osetica Ponomarev, 2022 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. pagana C. L. Koch, 1840 — Europe to Central Asia. Introduced to USA, Mexico, Brazil, Chile
T. pallens Zamani & Marusik, 2023 — Iran
T. parietina (Fourcroy, 1785) — Europe, North Africa to Israel and Central Asia. Introduced to Jamaica, Paraguay, South Africa, Sri Lanka
T. parmenidis Brignoli, 1971 — Italy
T. parvula Thorell, 1875 — Italy, Romania
T. pasquinii Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. percuriosa Brignoli, 1972 — Bulgaria, Turkey
T. pieperi Brignoli, 1979 — Greece (Crete)
T. pindosiensis Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Greece
T. podoprygorai (Kovblyuk, 2006) — Ukraine
T. pontica Charitonov, 1947 — Georgia
T. prisnyi Ponomarev, 2021 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. pseudolyncea (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan
T. racovitzai Simon, 1907 — Spain, France
T. rahnamayi Zamani & Marusik, 2019 — Iran
T. ramblae Barrientos, 1978 — Portugal, Spain
T. regispyrrhi Brignoli, 1976 — Bulgaria, Greece, Balkans
T. rhodiensis Caporiacco, 1948 — Greece (Rhodes), Turkey
T. rilaensis Deltshev, 1993 — Macedonia, Bulgaria
T. sbordonii Brignoli, 1971 — Italy
T. schmalfussi Brignoli, 1976 — Greece (Crete)
T. schoenhoferi Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Greece
T. scopifera Barrientos, Ribera & Pons, 2002 — Spain (Balearic Is.)
T. shillongensis Barman, 1979 — India
T. shirin Zamani & Marusik, 2019 — Iran
T. silvestris L. Koch, 1872 — Europe
T. talyshica Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005 — Azerbaijan
T. taurica Charitonov, 1947 — Ukraine, Georgia
T. tekke Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. terskovi Ponomarev, 2023 — Russia (Caucasus)
T. tridentina L. Koch, 1872 — Europe
T. trogalil Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023 — Israel
T. tyrrhenica Dalmas, 1922 — France, Italy
T. vallei Brignoli, 1972 — Libya
T. vanensis Danişman & Karanfil, 2015 — Turkey
T. vankeerorum Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Greece (Rhodes), Turkey
T. vignai Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey
T. wittmeri Brignoli, 1978 — Bhutan
T. yaaranford Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023 — Israel
T. yotami Aharon & Gavish-Regev, 2023 — Israel
T. zagatalensis Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005 — Azerbaijan
T. zamanii Marusik & Omelko, 2014 — Iran
References
External links
Media related to Tegenaria at Wikimedia Commons