Rust-red angle spider
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The rust-red angle spider ( Tegenaria ferruginea , syn .: Malthonica ferruginea ), also called " house spider ", is a species from the genus of the angle spiders ( Tegenaria ) in the family of the funnel spiders (Agelenidae).
The German common name " house spider " is commonly used for many spiders of the genus Tegenaria and related genera (e.g. Eratigena ), which are also often found in houses. In addition to the rust-red angle spider, these are:
- the house corner spider ( Tegenaria domestica , syn .: T. derhami and T. domesticus ),
- the wall angle spider ( Tegenaria parietina )
- and the large angle spider ( Eratigena atrica , Syn .: Tegenaria atrica ).
features
The females are 11 to 14 millimeters tall, the males 9 to 11 millimeters. Both have a reddish basic color and a clear, rust-red mark on the abdomen, which ends in jagged edges. In the front part of the abdomen there are large, light brown spots on both sides. The breast plate is constricted twice in the front area and has a lighter central stripe, which is flanked by four lighter spots. The legs of the rust-red angle spider are bristled and clearly ringed black and light brown. Due to the similar basic color, it can be confused with the wall angle spider .
Way of life
The rust-red angle spider lives mainly near the ground, in forests and in buildings. According to the World Spider Catalog , their range is Europe and the Azores ; in Venezuela it occurs as a neozoon . It has been proven everywhere in Central Europe , but according to Hänggi et al. to be found only occasionally.
Web links
Tegenaria ferruginea in the World Spider Catalog
- Malthonica ferruginea at Fauna Europaea
- Tegenaria ferruginea at Spiders of Europe
- Tegenaria ferruginea . Information about the rust-red angle spider in the wiki of the spider forum
literature
- Heiko Bellmann : Cosmos Atlas Arachnids of Europe. Extra: freshwater crabs, woodlice and millipedes . 3. Edition. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-440-10746-9 , pp. 132 .
- Dick Jones: The Cosmos Spider's Guide . Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-440-06141-8 .
- Frieder Sauer , Jörg Wunderlich: The most beautiful spiders in Europe . Fauna Verlag, Karlsfeld 1985.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 17.0 - Tegenaria ferruginea . Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Theo Blick, Robert Bosmans, Jan Buchar, Peter Gajdoš, Ambros Hänggi, Peter Van Helsdingen, Vlastimil Ružicka, Wojciech Starega & Konrad Thaler: Checklist of the Spiders of Central Europe. Checklist of the spiders of Central Europe. (Arachnida: Araneae) . Version December 1, 2004
- ↑ Ambros Hänggi, Edi Stöckli, Wolfgang Nentwig: Habitats of Central European Spiders. Miscellanea Faunistica Helvetiae, Center suisse de cartographie de la faune, Neuchâtel 1995 ISBN 2-884-14008-5