''Tegenaria ferruginea'' or charcoal spider is a European reddish, rather common spider with rusty markings on its back. The body looks rather similar to '' T. parietina'', however the legs are much shorter and the funnel web built lacks backdoor exit. It was transferred to ''

Malthonica ''Malthonica'' is a genus of Agelenidae, funnel weavers first described by Eugène Simon in 1898. Many of its species were transferred to ''Aterigena'' and ''Tegenaria'' in 2010. Species it contains seven species: *''Malthonica africana'' Simo ...

'' in 2005, but back to ''Tegenaria'' in 2013. Females grow up to 14 mm, males up to 11 mm. The spider lives mostly near the ground, in forests and in buildings. Adults appear from May to October.

Name

The species names ''ferruginea'' is derived from

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''ferrugo'' "rust".

Distribution

This spider occurs in Europe, and on the

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. It is recorded in the 2011 checklist of Danish spider species.Checklist of Danish Spiders (Araneae). Version 26-10-2011
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References

ferruginea Spiders of Europe Spiders of Macaronesia Spiders described in 1804 Taxa named by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer {{Agelenidae-stub