Funnel-weaver
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Agelenopsis kastoni
Agelenopsis kastoni is a species of funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae. It is found in the United States. Like other members of its genus, it constructs characteristic funnel-shaped webs and is an active hunter rather than a passive web trapper.
Agelenopsis longistyla
Agelenopsis longistyla is a small funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1901. It is the smallest species in the genus Agelenopsis when excluding leg measurements. The species is found in the central United States and constructs characteristic funnel-shaped webs with sheet-like platforms.
Barronopsis floridensis
Barronopsis floridensis is a funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae, originally described from Florida. It belongs to the large-bodied B. texana species group, characterized by robust morphology and distinct genitalic structures. Phylogenetic analysis places it in a clade with B. arturoi, sister to a clade containing B. texana and B. jeffersi. The species has been documented in the southeastern United States and the Bahama Islands.
Barronopsis texana
Barronopsis texana is a species of funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae. It belongs to the large-bodied B. texana species group, characterized by distinctive genital morphology and larger body size relative to congeners. The species has been recorded across the United States with over 1,500 observations documented.
Coras aerialis
Coras aerialis is a species of funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae, first described by Muma in 1946. It is found in the United States, with records from Vermont and other eastern states. The species belongs to a genus of forest-dwelling spiders that construct funnel-shaped webs with multiple retreats, often in elevated positions or crevices.
Coras lamellosus
Coras lamellosus is a species of funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae. It occurs in the United States, where it constructs funnel-shaped webs in sheltered locations. Like other members of the genus Coras, it builds webs with multiple retreats rather than a single retreat, a distinguishing feature of this group. The species was described by Keyserling in 1887.
Coras medicinalis
Medicinal Funnel Weaver
Coras medicinalis is a funnel-weaving spider in the family Agelenidae, native to eastern North America. The species was first described in 1821 and has undergone extensive taxonomic revision, with its current placement in Coras established by Eugene Simon in 1898. It constructs distinctive funnel-shaped webs with multiple retreats, often in human-associated structures as well as natural forest habitats. The species acquired its name from historical medicinal use of its webs in fever treatments during the 1800s.
Eratigena atrica
Giant House Spider
Eratigena atrica is a large funnel-weaving spider native to continental Europe and introduced to North America. It is among the largest spiders of Central and Northern Europe, with mature females reaching 11–16 mm body length and males 10–14 mm. The species is closely related to E. duellica and E. saeva, forming a morphologically similar species group distinguishable only by palp and epigyne features. E. atrica shows no evidence of hybridization with these relatives.
Eratigena duellica
Giant House Spider
Eratigena duellica, commonly known as the giant house spider, is a funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae. Originally described from Europe, it has been introduced to western North America, where it is established in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. The species was transferred from the genus Tegenaria to Eratigena in 2013, and was restored as a distinct species separate from E. atrica in 2018 after being considered conspecific. It is one of the largest house-dwelling spiders in its range and constructs characteristic funnel-shaped webs.
Novalena
Novalena is a genus of funnel weavers (family Agelenidae) comprising 53 described species distributed across North America, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. The genus was established by Chamberlin and Ivie in 1942. A significant taxonomic revision in 2017 by Maya-Morales and Jiménez added numerous Mexican species, and ongoing research continues to describe new species from montane forest habitats.
Wadotes hybridus
hacklemesh weaver
Wadotes hybridus is a species of funnel weaver spider in the family Agelenidae, found in the United States and Canada. It is among the larger spiders in its family, reaching up to 14 mm in body length at maturity. The species has been documented as prey for the spider wasp Priocnemis minorata. Taxonomic placement has shifted historically, with the genus Wadotes formerly classified in Amaurobiidae before returning to Agelenidae.