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Agelena Tadzhika
Agelena is a genus of Agelenidae, agelenid spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. Sometimes referred to as Eurasian grass spiders, they trap their prey by weaving entangling non-sticky funnel webs. They are limited to the Old world, occurring from Africa to Japan. Many species have been moved to other genera, particularly to ''Allagelena'', ''Benoitia'' and ''Mistaria''. ''Agelena limbata'' is one of the most common web-weaving spider species in Japan. Species , the World Spider Catalog accepted 46 species: *''Agelena annulipedella'' Strand, 1913 — Central Africa *''Agelena atlantea'' Fage, 1938 — Morocco *''Agelena australis'' Simon, 1896 — South Africa *''Agelena babai'' Tanikawa, 2005 — Japan *''Agelena barunae'' Tikader, 1970 — India *''Agelena borbonica'' Vinson, 1863 — Réunion *''Agelena canariensis'' Lucas, 1838 — Canary Is., Morocco, Algeria *''Agelena chayu'' Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China *''Agelena choi'' Paik, 1965 — Korea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agelena Labyrinthica
''Agelena labyrinthica'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. It is a widespread species in Europe. Range and habitat ''Agelena labyrinthica'' build flat plate surface webs connected to funnel-shaped retreats similar to labyrinths, which are typically constructed between low lying grass and vegetation. These webs can be at ground level, or up to from the ground, however, the majority are found approximately off of the ground. These spiders are fairly common in Europe and Central Europe, and are typically concentrated in areas near forests and low lying vegetation, as well as in dry grasslands. Description Funnel-web spiders typically range in size from for males and for females. ''Agelena labyrinthica'', however, has a body length of up to . The abdomen is dark with a pale central band flanked by white chevron marks. The cephalothorax is yellow-brown and bears two, broad longitudinal stripes positioned towards the front of the spider. Common to all spiders in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |