Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Another Spider needs naming.<Tegenaria sp..ID by Juergen Peters
Posted by Roger Thomason on 28-11-2008 15:17
#1
Yet another Spider found wandering about at Scatsta (wildlife sanctuary)Airport. Can it be named without resorting to fisticuffs among the ranks ?
Edited by Roger Thomason on 01-12-2008 02:15
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-11-2008 17:52
#2
Hello, Roger!
rogerthomason wrote:
Yet another Spider found wandering about at Scatsta (wildlife sanctuary)Airport. Can it be named without resorting to fisticuffs among the ranks ?
At least it should be safe to say it's Agelenidae. Possibly
Tegenaria sp.. But you have some other species there, not known from central Europe... :|
Posted by Roger Thomason on 28-11-2008 18:12
#3
Thank you Juergen, I
only have 4 species of Agelenidae on my Checklist (for what it's worth). Three of those are Tegenaria: T.saeva,T.gigantica and T.domestica. The other one is Textrix denticulata. T.gigantica has a (?) behind it so choice of the rest. :)
Regards Roger
Posted by Juergen Peters on 28-11-2008 19:08
#4
Hello, Roger!
rogerthomason wrote:
I only have 4 species of Agelenidae on my Checklist (for what it's worth). Three of those are Tegenaria: T.saeva,T.gigantica and T.domestica. The other one is Textrix denticulata. T.gigantica has a (?) behind it so choice of the rest. :)
From these
Tegenaria species only
T. domestica also occurs here (but it's rather rare, the normal "house spiders" here are
T. atrica).
T. domestica is generally less distinctively marked on the abdomen than the other species and has clearly banded legs. So yours could possibly be
T. domestica. But without warranty...
Posted by Roger Thomason on 28-11-2008 19:29
#5
Cheers Juergen, I'll go and check some websites and look at a few, now that I have half an idea what to look for. I'll leave the "ID'd By" section as is, till I get a positive ID.
Saves some Smart-ass coming in at the last minute with the proverbial "no it isn't" :| Not naming names:):)