Agelena

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]

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

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 agelenoides Walckenaer, 1841 → Gorbiscape agelenoides
• Agelena borbonica Vinson, 1863 → Tegenaria domestica
• Agelena jaundea Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria jaundea
• Agelena jumbo Strand, 1913 → Mistaria jumbo
• Agelena keniana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria keniana
• Agelena kiboschensis Lessert, 1915 → Mistaria kiboschensis
• Agelena lawrencei Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria lawrencei
• Agelena longimamillata Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria longimamillata
• Agelena mengei Lebert, 1877 (nomen dubium)^[3]
• Agelena moschiensis Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria moschiensis
• Agelena mossambica Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria mossambica
• Agelena nyassana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria nyassana
• Agelena tadzhika Andreeva, 1976 → Benoitia tadzhika
• Agelena teteana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria teteana
• Agelena zuluana Roewer, 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