Tegenaria Explained

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,^[1] though many of its species have been moved elsewhere. The majority of these were moved to Eratigena,^[2] including the giant house spider (Eratigena atrica) and the hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis).

They can be difficult to identify because they resemble wolf spiders and other funnel-web spiders in their area,^[3] unless found in an area where they do not occur naturally.^[4] 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 10mm to 20mm, not including the legs. The cardinal spider is the largest funnel weaver, with females that can grow up to 18mm long.^[5]

Species

it contains 129 species:^[6]

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

Notes and References

Latreille. P. A.. 1804. Tableau methodique des Insectes.. Nouveau Dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris. 129–295. 24.
Bolzern . Angelo . Burckhardt . Daniel . Hänggi . Ambros . 2013 . Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria−Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae) based upon morphological and molecular data . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 168 . 4 . 723–848 . 10.1111/zoj.12040 . amp . free .
Web site: Genus Tegenaria. 2019-04-15. Bug Guide.
Forster. R. R.. Wilton. C. L.. 1973. The spiders of New Zealand. Otago Museum Bulletin. 4. 22–23.
Book: Roth, Vincent. The spider genus Tegenaria in the Western Hemisphere (Agelenidae). 1968. American Museum Novitates.
Web site: Gen. Tegenaria Latreille, 1804. World Spider Catalog. 2019-04-16. Natural History Museum Bern.