Agelena is a genus of
agelenid spiders first described by
Charles Athanase Walckenaer
Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant and scientist.
Biography
Walckenaer was born in Paris and studied at the universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Glasgow ...
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
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
, occurring from
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
to
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
. Many species have been moved to other genera, particularly to ''
Allagelena
''Allagelena'' is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by Z. S. Zhang, Ming-Sheng Zhu & D. X. Song in 2006.
Taxonomy
The genus was created in 2006, initially for four Chinese species previously placed in ''Agelena
Agelena is a gen ...
'', ''
Benoitia'' and ''
Mistaria
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''.
''Agelena limbata'' is one of the most common web-weaving spider species in Japan.
Species
, the
World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog (WSC) is an online searchable database concerned with spider taxonomy. It aims to list all accepted families, genera and species, as well as provide access to the related taxonomic literature. The WSC began as a series of ...
accepted 46 species:
*''
Agelena annulipedella''
Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
*''
Agelena atlantea
''Agelena atlantea'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Fage in 1938. It is commonly found in Morocco.
References
atlantea
''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
*''
Agelena consociata
''Agelena consociata'' is a social species of funnel web spider that occurs in tropical forests in West Africa and lives in colonies of one to several hundred individuals. This species is found in rainforest habitats in Gabon. It favors dense for ...
''
Denis, 1965 — Gabon
*''
Agelena cuspidata
''Agelena cuspidata'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Zhang, Zhu & Song, in 2005. It is primarily found in China
China, officially ...
''
Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China
*''
Agelena doris
''Agelena doris'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It has been described by Hogg, in 1922. It is primarily found in Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Na ...
''
Hogg, 1922 — Vietnam
*''
Agelena dubiosa
''Agelena dubiosa'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Embrik Strand, 1908. It is primarily found in Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyooph ...
''
Strand, 1908 — Ethiopia, Rwanda
*''
Agelena funerea
''Agelena funerea'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Simon, in 1909. It is primarily found in East Africa
East Africa, Eastern Africa, ...
''
Simon, 1909 — East Africa
*''
Agelena gaerdesi
''Agelena gaerdesi'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Roewer, in 1955. It is primarily found in Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Re ...
''
Roewer, 1955 — Namibia
*''
Agelena gautami
''Agelena gautami'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-weaver spiders . It was first described by Tikader in 1962. It is primarily found in India.
References
gautami
Gautami ...
''
Tikader, 1962 — India
*''
Agelena gomerensis
''Agelena gomerensis'' is a spider species found in the Canary Islands.
See also
* List of Agelenidae species
This page lists all described genera and species of the spider family Agelenidae. , the World Spider Catalog accepts 1468 species ...
''
Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Is.
*''
Agelena gonzalezi''
Schmidt, 1980 — Canary Is.
*''
Agelena hirsutissima''
Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
*''
Agelena howelli
''Agelena howelli'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,315 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Benoit, in 1978. It is primarily found in Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the ...
''
Benoit, 1978 — Tanzania
*''
Agelena incertissima''
Caporiacco, 1939 — Ethiopia
*''
Agelena inda''
Simon, 1897 — India
*''
Agelena injuria''
Fox, 1936 — China
*''
Agelena jirisanensis''
Paik, 1965 — Korea
*''
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 ...
''
(Clerck, 1757) — Europe to Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan
*''
Agelena limbata
''Agelena limbata'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. It was described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1897. It is found in Myanmar, Laos, China, and Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia ...
''
Thorell, 1897 — China, Korea, Myanmar, Laos
*''
Agelena lingua''
Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
*''
Agelena littoricola''
Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
*''
Agelena longipes''
Carpenter, 1900 — Britain
*''
Agelena lukla''
Nishikawa, 1980 — Nepal, China
*''
Agelena maracandensis''
(Charitonov, 1946) — Central Asia
*''
Agelena nigra''
Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
*''
Agelena oaklandensis''
Barman, 1979 — India
*''
Agelena orientalis''
C. L. Koch, 1837 — Italy to Central Asia, Iran
*''
Agelena poliosata''
Wang, 1991 — China
*''
Agelena republicana
Agelena is a genus of 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 worl ...
''
Darchen, 1967 — Gabon
*''
Agelena satmila''
Tikader, 1970 — India
*''
Agelena secsuensis''
Lendl, 1898 — China
*''
Agelena sherpa
''Agelena sherpa'' is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae, which contains at least 1,350 species of funnel-web spiders . It was first described by Nishikawa, in 1980. It is primarily found in Nepal.
References
sherpa Sherpa may re ...
''
Nishikawa, 1980 — Nepal
*''
Agelena shillongensis''
Tikader, 1969 — India
*''
Agelena silvatica''
Oliger, 1983 — Russia (Far East), China, Japan
*''
Agelena suboculata''
Simon, 1910 — Namibia
*''
Agelena tenerifensis''
Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Is.
*''
Agelena tenuella''
Roewer, 1955 — Cameroon
*''
Agelena tenuis''
Hogg, 1922 — Vietnam
*''
Agelena tungchis''
Lee, 1998 — Taiwan
Former species
Species formerly placed in the genus ''Agelena'' include:
[
*''Agelena agelenoides'' Walckenaer, 1841 → '' Gorbiscape agelenoides''
*''Agelena jaundea'' Roewer, 1955 → '' Mistaria jaundea''
*''Agelena jumbo'' Strand, 1913 → '' Mistaria jumbo''
*''Agelena keniana'' Roewer, 1955 → '' Mistaria keniana''
*''Agelena kiboschensis'' Lessert, 1915 → '']Mistaria kiboschensis
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
*''Agelena lawrencei'' Roewer, 1955 → '' Mistaria lawrencei''
*''Agelena longimamillata'' Roewer, 1955 → ''Mistaria longimamillata
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
*''Agelena moschiensis'' Roewer, 1955 → ''Mistaria moschiensis
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
*''Agelena mossambica'' Roewer, 1955 → ''Mistaria mossambica
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
*''Agelena nyassana'' Roewer, 1955 → ''Mistaria nyassana
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
*''Agelena tadzhika'' Andreeva, 1976 → '' Benoitia tadzhika''
*''Agelena teteana'' Roewer, 1955 → ''Mistaria teteana
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
*''Agelena zuluana'' Roewer, 1955 → ''Mistaria zuluana
''Mistaria'' is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Species
the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species:
*'' Mistaria fagei'' (Caporiacco, 1949) – Kenya
*'' Mistaria ...
''
Gallery
File:Agelena labyrinthica 01.JPG, ''Agelena labyrinthica''
File:Croat fg012.jpg, ''Agelena labyrinthica''
File:Agelena limbata.jpg, ''Agelena limbata''
File:Agelenidae - Agelena sp..jpg, ''A. orientalis'', female
File:Parasite170127-fig 2 inset ovipositor Pimplinae - Agelena sivatica.jpg, ''Agelena silvatica''
References
Agelenidae
Araneomorphae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Europe
Taxa named by Charles Athanase Walckenaer
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