Subspecies
Original
description
Synonyms
Araneus
domesticus Clerck, 1757
Aranea domestica
(Clerck, 1757)
Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1757)
Aranea derhamii
Scopoli, 1763
Tegenaria
derhamii (Scopoli, 1763)
Aranea longipes
Fuesslin, 1775
Tegenaria
longipes (Fuesslin, 1775)
Aranea flava Goeze (in Lister
in libro converso ab Martini et Goeze), 1778
Aranea tomentosa
Goeze (in Lister
in libro converso ab Martini et Goeze), 1778
Aranea annulata Goeze (in Lister
in libro converso ab Martini et Goeze), 1778
Tegenaria civilis
Walckenaer, 1805
Agelena civilis
(Walckenaer, 1805)
Philoica civilis (Walckenaer, 1805)
Arachne familiaris
Audouin, 1826
Agelena
familiaris (Audouin, 1826)
Nyssa familiaris (Audouin, 1826)
Tegenaria scalaris
Krynicki, 1837
Tegenaria cretica Lucas, 1853
Drassina ochracea Grube, 1861
Tegenaria dubia Blackwall, 1864
Tegenaria testacea Simon, 1870
Tegenaria fontium Simon, 1875
Tegenaria modesta Keyserling, 1878
Tegenaria destabilis O. P.-Cambridge, 1877
Coelotes calcaratus Keyserling, 1887
Coelotes plumarius Bishop et Crosby, 1926
Mevianops fragilis Mello-Leitao, 1941
Coelotes amygdaliformis Zhu et Wang, 1991
Draconarius
amygdaliformis (Zhu et Wang, 1991)
Tegenaria derhami
auct. (unjustified emendation)
Aranea derhami
(auct.)
Identification
Distribution
Biology
Apart from
Tegenaria atrica this is the most common
synanthropic Tegenaria species. The species is
not restricted to specific habitat conditions.
Adult females can be found all year, adult
males only from May to September. Each female
can produce several cocoons per year in
intervals of a few weeks. The female attaches
the cocoon to walls or stones and camouflages
it with detritus. Thus, no active parental
care behavior appears to be present in this
species. Each cocoon contains about 50-60 eggs
of a light yellow color. The males usually
live only a single season, but the females can
live for up to 4 years.
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