Agelena is a genus of agelenid spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805.[2] 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.[1]
| Eurasian Grass Spider Temporal range:
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| A. labyrinthica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Agelena Walckenaer, 1805[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. labyrinthica (Clerck, 1757) | |
| Species | |
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44, see text | |
Species
editAs of December 2024[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted 44 species:[1]
- 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 canariensis Lucas, 1838 — Canary Is., Morocco, Algeria
- Agelena chayu Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China
- Agelena choi Paik, 1965 — Korea
- Agelena consociata Denis, 1965 — Gabon
- Agelena cuspidata Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China
- Agelena doris Hogg, 1922 — Vietnam
- Agelena dubiosa Strand, 1908 — Ethiopia, Rwanda
- Agelena funerea Simon, 1909 — East Africa
- Agelena gaerdesi Roewer, 1955 — Namibia
- Agelena gautami Tikader, 1962 — India
- Agelena gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Is.
- Agelena gonzalezi Schmidt, 1980 — Canary Is.
- Agelena hirsutissima Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
- Agelena howelli 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 (Clerck, 1757) — Europe to Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan
- Agelena limbata Thorell, 1897 — China, Korea, Myanmar, Laos
- Agelena lingua Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
- Agelena littoricola Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
- 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 Darchen, 1967 — Gabon
- Agelena satmila Tikader, 1970 — India
- Agelena secsuensis Lendl, 1898 — China
- Agelena sherpa 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
editSpecies formerly placed in the genus Agelena include:[1]
- Agelena agelenoides Walckenaer, 1841 → Gorbiscape agelenoides
- Agelena borbonica Vinson, 1863 → Tegenaria domestica
- Agelena jaundea Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria jaundea
- Agelena jumbo Strand, 1913 → Mistaria jumbo
- Agelena keniana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria keniana
- Agelena kiboschensis Lessert, 1915 → Mistaria kiboschensis
- Agelena lawrencei Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria lawrencei
- Agelena longimamillata Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria longimamillata
- Agelena mengei Lebert, 1877 (nomen dubium)[3]
- Agelena moschiensis Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria moschiensis
- Agelena mossambica Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria mossambica
- Agelena nyassana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria nyassana
- Agelena tadzhika Andreeva, 1976 → Benoitia tadzhika
- Agelena teteana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria teteana
- Agelena zuluana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria zuluana
Gallery
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Agelena labyrinthica -
Agelena labyrinthica -
Agelena limbata -
A. orientalis, female -
Agelena silvatica
References
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- ^ a b c d e "Gen. Agelena Walckenaer, 1805". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
- ^ Walckenaer, C. A. (1805). Tableau des aranéides ou caractères essentiels des tribus, genres, familles et races que renferme le genre Aranea de Linné, avec la désignation des espèces comprises dans chacune de ces divisions.
- ^ "Agelena mengei". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 July 2017.