Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Agelenidae (funnel-web spiders) from Belgium (5 species, 7 pictures)
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 20:53
#1
While I was moving some planks in my garden, Kapellen, Belgium, I found several funnel-web spiders (
Agelenidae). As I lack the equipment to look at the genitals, I can only guess the species. I hope one of you (Juergen?) can confirm or correct my ID's, based on the general appearance of the spiders. Many thanks in advance!
Spider 1 (picture 1):
Tegenaria domestica or
T. silvestris (male)
Edited by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 21:29
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 20:54
#2
Spider 1 (picture 2):
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 20:55
#3
Spider 1 (picture 3):
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 20:57
#4
Spider 2 (picture 1):
Tegenaria atrica (female)
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 21:12
#5
Spider 3 (picture 1): juvenile
Tegenaria sp.? (female)
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 21:13
#6
Spider 3 (picture 2):
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 21:17
#7
Spider 4 (picture 1): juvenile
Tegenaria sp.? (female)
Posted by Jeroen K on 22-07-2010 21:27
#8
Spider 5 (picture 1): juvenile
Tegenaria sp.?
Posted by Juergen Peters on 26-07-2010 22:17
#9
Hi, Jeroen!
Spider 1 is either
Malthonica (ex-
Tegenaria)
silvestris or a juvenile
Malthonica (ex-
Tegenaria)
ferruginea. Depends on whether it was found in a forest under a stone/wood log etc. or in or at a building. So is spider 5, but more tending to
M. ferruginea.
Spiders 2 and 4 are clearly
Tegenaria atrica (unbanded legs).
Spider 3 is no Agelenid, it's a juvenile
Segestria bavarica (Segestriidae).
Posted by Jeroen K on 27-07-2010 13:15
#10
Thanks Juergen, you're great.
Posted by Jeroen K on 31-08-2010 20:17
#11
About spiders 2 and 4: Kevin Lambeets (spider admin at Waarnemingen.be) sent me a message. He told me that
T. saeva (very similar to
T. atrica) has been discovered in Belgium. Hence, he advised to change the species to
Tegenaria spec. Any comments on this?