Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840
Description
Dorsal tibial apophysis smaller than lateral tibial apophysis. Epigyne with lateral parts, not overtopping median part. Prosoma yellow-brown, with broad, darker margin and dark lines. Sternum brown, with broad, bright median part and bright spots. Legs yellowish, with brown spots. Opisthosoma light grey with darker chevrons.
Body length male: 6-9 mmBody length female: 7.5-11.5 mm
Additional information
In very warm localities under stones and in buildings, in Central Europe only sporadically
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Dahl 1931)
Pedipalp
(Heimer & Nentwig 1991)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Levy 1996)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Levy 1996)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Lecigne et al. 2023)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Levy 1996)
Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view
(Lecigne et al. 2023)
Epigyne
(Brignoli 1971g)
Epigyne
(Brignoli 1971g)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1998)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Epigyne
(Brignoli 1977b)
Epigyne
(Brignoli 1977b)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Brignoli 1971g)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Roewer 1960a)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1971g)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1971g)
Vulva
(Dahl 1931)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1977b)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1977b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Brignoli 1971g)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Roewer 1960a)
Chelicera
(Roewer 1960a)
Opisthosoma, dorsal view
(Roewer 1960a)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Roewer 1960a)
Sternum
(Dahl 1931)
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
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Blagoev G, Deltshev C, Lazarov S, Naumova M (2018) The spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria. Version: August 2018. National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Online at http://www.nmnhs.com/spiders-bulgaria/ (accessed on 10.9.2018)
Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Hadjiconstantis M, Komnenov M, Bosselaers J, Huber S, McCowan D, Snazell R, Decae A, Zoumides C, Kielhorn K-H, Oger P (2019c) Spiders of Cyprus (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from Cyprus. Newsletter of the Belgian Arachnological Society 34, Suppl. 1: 1-173
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Bosmans R. (unpubl.) Provisional list of spiders of North Africa. Database excerpt Aug. 2019
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Brignoli P M (1971g) Contributo alla conoscenza degli Agelenidae Italiani (Araneae). Fragmenta Entomologica 8: 57-142
Brignoli P M (1977b) Ragni d'Italia XXVII. Nuovi dati su Agelenidae, Argyronetidae, Hahniidae, Oxyopidae e Pisauridae cavernicoli ed epigei (Araneae). Quaderni del Museo di Speleologia "V. Rivera" 4: 3-117
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Lecigne S, Moutaouakil S, Lips J (2023) Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – first note – on new records of cave spiders. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 66: 44-71
Levy G (1996) The agelenid funnel-weaver family and the spider genus Cedicus in Israel (Araneae, Agelenidae and Cybaeidae). Zoologica Scripta 25: 85-122
Locket G H, Millidge A F (1953) British spiders. Vol. II. Ray Society, London, 449 pp.
Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, Ballarin F, Tolve M, Čupić I, Hesselberg T, Lunghi E, Mouron S, Graco-Roza C, Cardoso P (2022) A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders. Scientific Data 9(236): 1-13
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Roberts M J (1998) Spinnengids. Tirion, Baarn, Netherlands, 397 pp.
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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
Updates
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| 18-01-2024 | Distribution update | Detail |
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