Eratigena hispanica (Fage, 1931)
Description
Male
Eyes reduced in size. Tibia I longer than prosoma. Conductor reaching the distal margin of the alveolus.
Prosoma length: 2.3 mm.
Body length male: 5.2 mmFemale
Eyes reduced in size. Prosoma not darkened. Sternum with indistinct pale median region. Opisthosoma brown-yellowish, only cardiac mark darker. Legs without a pattern. Tibia I longer than prosoma. Epigyne: Larger membranous part anteriorly of posterior sclerite. Epigynal teeth present. Distally elongated and convoluted appendages at the copulatory duct.
Prosoma length: 3.0-3.2 mm.
Body length female: 5.5-6.5 mmAdditional information
In caves.
Troglophile species (Mammola et al., 2022)
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp
(Ribera & Barrientos 1986)
Tibial apophysis
(Ribera & Barrientos 1986)
Epigyne/vulva
(Brignoli 1977d)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Fage 1931)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Ribera 1978a)
Vulva, ventral view
(Ribera 1978a)
Distribution List
References
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 
Brignoli P M (1977d) Sur quelques Tegenaria cavernicoles d'Espagne (Araneae, Agelenidae). Comunicacions del 6è. Simposium d'Espeleologia, Terrassa 1977: 69-71
Fage L (1931) Araneae, 5e série, précédée d'un essai sur l'évolution souterraine et son déterminisme. In Biospeologica, LV. Archives de Zoologie Expérimentale et Générale 71: 99-291
Mammola S, Pavlek M, Huber B A, Isaia M, Ballarin F, Tolve M, Čupić I, Hesselberg T, Lunghi E, Mouron S, Graco-Roza C, Cardoso P (2022) A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders. Scientific Data 9(236): 1-13
Ribera C (1978a) Descripción del macho de Tegenaria hispanica Fage 1931 (Araneae Agelenidae). Publicaciones del Departamento de Zoología, Universidad de Barcelona 3: 29-32
Ribera C, Barrientos J A (1986) Sobre algunas tegenarias cavernicolas poco conocidas del Mediterraneo español. Mémoires de la Société Royal Belge d'Entomologie 33: 187-197
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 10-05-2016 | Datasheet update | Detail |
| 08-07-2014 | Image insert |