Eratigena agrestis (Walckenaer, 1802)
Description
Cymbium and bulbus robust. Tibial apophysis broad. Epigyne with posteriorly protruding bulge. Prosoma yellow-brown, with darker spots and fine stripes. Sternum brown, with broad dark margin. Legs yellow-brown, unicoloured. Opisthosoma grey-brown, dorsally with brighter vague pattern.
Body length male: 9-10 mmBody length female: 10-15 mm
Additional information
In warm places between stones and plants, rarely in buildings too. Brought to the Pacific Coast of the USA around 1900 where it was called "hobo spider" and feared, because it is supposed to be more poisonous than in Europe, synanthrop. First record in GB in 1949, synanthropic. No medical problems known from Europe
Frequency: More frequent in Southern Europe
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp
(Dahl 1931)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1995)
Pedipalp
(Loksa 1969)
Pedipalp
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Pedipalp
(Dahl 1931)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Isaia 2003)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Isaia 2003)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Brignoli 1971a)
Pedipalp
(Brignoli 1971a)
Epigyne
(Brignoli 1971a)
Epigyne
(Brignoli 1971a)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1995)
Epigyne
(Loksa 1969)
Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1971a)
Vulva
(Brignoli 1971a)
Vulva
(Dahl 1931)
Habitus
(Loksa 1969)
Sternum
(Dahl 1931)
Distribution List
References
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