''Tegenaria'' is a

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of fast-running funnel weavers that occupy much of the

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except for

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and

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. It was first described by

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in 1804, though many of its species have been moved elsewhere. The majority of these were moved to ''

Eratigena ''Eratigena'' is a genus of spider in the family Agelenidae. Most of its species were moved from the genus ''Tegenaria'' in 2013. Which is what this genus is named after, being an anagram of ''Tegenaria''. Two species that frequently build webs ...

'', including the

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(''Eratigena atrica'') and the

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(''Eratigena agrestis''). They can be difficult to identify because they resemble

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and other funnel-web spiders in their area, unless found in an area where they don't occur naturally. They live on sheet webs, usually stretching across the corner between two walls. They have eight eyes in two straight or almost straight rows. Size varies from one species to another, but the body length of adults can range from to , not including the legs. The cardinal spider is the largest funnel weaver, with females that can grow up to long.

Species

it contains 106 species: *'' 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. animata'' Kratochvíl & Miller, 1940 — Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia *'' T. annae'' Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 — Greece *'' T. annulata'' Kulczyński, 1913 — Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro *'' T. argaeica'' Nosek, 1905 — Bulgaria, Turkey *'' T. ariadnae'' Brignoli, 1984 — Greece (Crete) *'' T. armigera'' Simon, 1873 — France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia) *'' T. averni'' Brignoli, 1978 — Turkey *'' T. bayeri'' Kratochvíl, 1934 — Bosnia-Hercegovina, Serbia, Montenegro *'' T. bayrami'' Kaya, Kunt, Marusik & Uğurtaş, 2010 — Turkey *'' T. bosnica'' Kratochvíl & Miller, 1940 — Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, 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. decolorata'' Kratochvíl & Miller, 1940 — Croatia *'' T. dentifera'' Kulczyński, 1908 — Cyprus *'' T. domestica'' (Clerck, 1757) — 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. 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. 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. lapicidinarum'' Spassky, 1934 — Ukraine, Russia (Europe) *'' T. lehtineni'' (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan *'' T. lenkoranica'' (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan, Iran *'' 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. nakhchivanica'' (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan *'' T. oribata'' Simon, 1916 — France *'' T. pagana'' C. L. Koch, 1840 — Europe to Central Asia. Introduced to USA, Mexico, Brazil, Chile *'' 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. pseudolyncea'' (Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005) — Azerbaijan *'' T. racovitzai'' Simon, 1907 — Spain, France *'' 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. serrana'' Barrientos & Sánchez-Corral, 2013 — Spain *'' T. shillongensis'' Barman, 1979 — India *'' 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. tridentina'' L. Koch, 1872 — Europe *'' 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. zagatalensis'' Guseinov, Marusik & Koponen, 2005 — Azerbaijan *'' T. zamanii'' Marusik & Omelko, 2014 — Iran

References

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q1669019 Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders