Wall angle spider
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Wall angle spider ( Tegenaria parietina [m] ) |
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The wall angle spider ( Tegenaria parietina ), also called " house spider ", is a species of the genus of angle spiders ( Tegenaria ) from the family of funnel spiders (Agelenidae) , which is quite rare in Central Europe . Their distribution area extends from North Africa to Central Asia . It is also found in Uruguay and Argentina . It was described in 1785 by Antoine François de Fourcroy , like many of the spiders at the time, as Aranea parietina .
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 wall angle spider, these are:
- the house corner spider ( Tegenaria domestica , syn .: T. derhami and T. domesticus ),
- the large angle spider ( Eratigena atrica , Syn .: Tegenaria atrica ).
- and the rust-red angle spider ( Tegenaria ferruginea , Syn .: Malthonica ferruginea )
features
Tegenaria parietina is a graceful species of 11 to 20 millimeters (females) or 11 to 17 millimeters (males) body length with legs up to three times as long. The span of the legs can be up to 14 cm between the back and front legs. The basic color is reddish-brown, the breast shield is monochrome (females) or has a light, rounded central band and three lateral spots (males). The females live up to 8 years old, while the males usually die shortly after mating.
Distribution in Europe
Tegenaria parietina is one of 15 Central European species of angle spiders. It is particularly widespread in southern Europe, its occurrence extends in the north to Bavaria. She lives there in houses or on walls. It can be confused with the rust-red angle spider ( Tegenaria ferruginea ) due to the similar basic color.
Web links
Tegenaria parietina in the World Spider Catalog
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hänggi, Stöckli, Nentwig: Habitats of Central European Spiders. Misc. Faun. Helvetiae, Center suisse de cartographie de la faune, Neuchâtel / Bern 1995 ISBN 2-884-14008-5
- ↑ Natural History Museum of the Burgergemeinde Bern: World Spider Catalog Version 17.0 - Tegenaria parietina . Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ Photo receipt for the leg span ( memento of the original dated February 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dick Jones: The Cosmos Spider Guide . Franckh, Stuttgart 1990. ISBN 3-440-06141-8
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Frieder Sauer , Jörg Wunderlich: The most beautiful spiders in Europe. Fauna-Verlag, 2001 ISBN 3-923-01003-6
