Agelena Orientalis

Agelena orientalis
Agelena orientalis, female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Agelenidae
Genus:	Agelena
Species:	A. orientalis
Binomial name
Agelena orientalis C. L. Koch, 1837

Agelena orientalis is a species of spiders belonging to the family Agelenidae.

Description

Agelena orientalis can reach a total length of 11–13.6 millimetres (0.43–0.54 in) in males, 12.2–17.7 millimetres (0.48–0.70 in) in females. Coloration is yellowish, with a characteristic pattern of the upperside of the abdomen. These spiders trap their preys by weaving entangling non-sticky funnel webs.

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  Funnel web of Agelena orientalis

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  An agelena hiding in its funnel

Distribution

This species is present from Italy to Central Asia and Iran.

References

• Platnick, N. I. (2007). The world spider catalog, version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History.
• On two closely related funnel-web spiders
• Spinnen Forum
• Biolib
• Fauna Europaea

Wikidata ☰ Q2159620 entry

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