Agelena orientalis

Short description: Species of spider

Agelena orientalis

Agelena orientalis, female
Scientific classification
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.

* Funnel web of Agelena orientalis

* 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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