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Tegenaria pagana Wärmeliebende Winkelspinne |
| Subspecies Some authors recognize two separate subspecies (pagana and urbana). However, there seems to be no sound evidence to distinguish these forms and both are sympatric. I therefore follow Dahl (1931) and regard these names as synonyms. I do not recognize any subspecies of Tegenaria pagana. Original description Synonyms Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840 Tegenaria pagana
pagana C. L. Koch,
1840
Malthonica pagana (C. L.
Koch, 1840)
Malthonica pagana pagana (C. L.
Koch, 1840)
Tegenaria subtilis
Simon, 1870Tegenaria testacea Simon, 1870 Tegenaria proxima O. P.-Cambridge, 1873 Tegenaria pagana proxima (O. P.-Cambridge, 1873) Tegenaria variata Thorell, 1875 Tegenaria urbana Simon, 1875 Tegenaria pagana
urbana (Simon, 1875)
Tegenaria
heteropalpa Lebert, 1877Malthonica pagana urbana (Simon, 1875) Tegenaria bidentata Keyserling, 1878 Tegenaria obscura Banks, 1898 Tegenaria pagana cavernicola Simon, 1907 Tegenaria pagana proxima Strand, 1909 Tegenaria antrias Crosby, 1926 Tegenaria simplex Bryant, 1936 Tegenaria castro Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 Philoicides pallidus Mello-Leitão, 1944 Tegenaria antrias Roth, 1952 Note: this species is placed in Malthonica by most authors. However, the analysis by Bolzern et al. 2010 clearly shows that Malthonica and Tegenaria are not monophyletic if both are recognized as separate taxa. I therefore combine both genera under the older name of Tegenaria. For more information on this issue see my comments under Tegenaria ferruginea. Identification Distribution Biology This species requires a warm climate and is therefore only sporadically found in Central Europe; in Germany a very rare species. It lives under stones, but can also be found inside buildings, especially in areas with a cooler climate. Thus, in Germany the species is predominantly synanthropic. This page has been updated on April 12, 2012 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic. All rights reserved. |
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