Eratigena feminea (Simon, 1870)
Description
Male
Reduced retrotibial apophysis and the presence of a two-pointed patellar apophysis at the male palp. Dorsal trichobothria on the palpal tarsus and cymbium in males and females. Tibia I shorter than or equal to the length of prosoma. Patellar apophysis with two well-separated points, conductor as long as the alveolus and straight terminal end of the conductor.
Prosoma length: 3.4 mm.
Body length male: 6-9 mmFemale
Dorsal trichobothria on the palp. Rectangularly shaped posterior sclerite with copulatory opening facing laterally. Prosoma brown-reddish, lighter at the edges. Eyes in two almost straight lines. Lateral eyes larger than median eyes (3:2). Labium longer than wide.
Prosoma length: 3.3 mm.
Body length female: 8.72 mmDistribution
Figures
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Barrientos 1980)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Barrientos 1980)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bolzern et al. 2013b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bolzern et al. 2013b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Breitling 2020)
Patella and tibia, lateral view
(Barrientos 1980)
Epigyne
(Barrientos 1980)
Epigyne/vulva, ventral view
(Brignoli 1978e)
Epigyne
(Lecigne unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Bolzern et al. 2013b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Barrientos 1980)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Barrientos 1980)
Vulva
(Lecigne unpubl.)
Vulva
(Bolzern et al. 2013b)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Barrientos J A (1980) L'identité de Tegenaria feminea, E. Simon, 1870 (Agelenidae, Araneae). Colloque d'Arachnologie d'Expression Française, Barcelona 5: 15-20 
Benhacene R, Adjami A, Hadjeb A, Kermiche K, Ouakid M L (2023) Bibliographic checklist of the Algerian spider fauna (Araneae). Zootaxa 5352: 301-357
Bolzern A, Burckhardt D, Hänggi A (2013b) 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: 723-848
Bosmans R. (unpubl.) Provisional list of spiders of North Africa. Database excerpt Aug. 2019
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Breitling R (2020) South European spiders from the Duffey collection in the Manchester Museum (Arachnida: Araneae). Arachnology 18: 333-362
Brignoli P M (1978e) Quelques notes sur les Agelenidae, Hahniidae, Oxyopidae et Pisauridae de France et d'Espagne (Araneae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 85: 265-294
Lecigne S (unpubl.)
WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2