Agelena

Eurasian Grass Spider Temporal range: Palaeogene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
A. labyrinthica
Scientific classification
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
44, see text

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]

Species

As 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

Species formerly placed in the genus Agelena include: ^[1]

• Agelena agelenoidesWalckenaer, 1841 → Gorbiscape agelenoides
• Agelena borbonicaVinson, 1863 → Tegenaria domestica
• Agelena jaundeaRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria jaundea
• Agelena jumboStrand, 1913 → Mistaria jumbo
• Agelena kenianaRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria keniana
• Agelena kiboschensisLessert, 1915 → Mistaria kiboschensis
• Agelena lawrenceiRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria lawrencei
• Agelena longimamillataRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria longimamillata
• Agelena mengeiLebert, 1877 ( nomen dubium ) ^[3]
• Agelena moschiensisRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria moschiensis
• Agelena mossambicaRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria mossambica
• Agelena nyassanaRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria nyassana
• Agelena tadzhika Andreeva, 1976 → Benoitia tadzhika
• Agelena teteanaRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria teteana
• Agelena zuluanaRoewer, 1955 → Mistaria zuluana

Gallery

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  Agelena labyrinthica
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  Agelena labyrinthica
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  Agelena limbata
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  A. orientalis, female
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  Agelena silvatica

References

1. "Gen. Agelena Walckenaer, 1805". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2024-12-04.
2. 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.
3. "Agelena mengei". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 July 2017.