Agelena is a genus of
agelenid spiders first described by
Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805.[2] Sometimes referred to as Eurasian grass spiders, they trap their prey by weaving entangling non-sticky funnel webs. They are limited to the
Old World, occurring from
Africa to
Japan. Many species have been moved to other genera, particularly to Allagelena, Benoitia and Mistaria.[1]
^Walckenaer, C. A. (1805). Tableau des aranéides ou caractères essentiels des tribus, genres, familles et races que renferme le genre Aranea de Linné, avec la désignation des espèces comprises dans chacune de ces divisions.
Agelena is a genus of
agelenid spiders first described by
Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805.[2] Sometimes referred to as Eurasian grass spiders, they trap their prey by weaving entangling non-sticky funnel webs. They are limited to the
Old World, occurring from
Africa to
Japan. Many species have been moved to other genera, particularly to Allagelena, Benoitia and Mistaria.[1]
^Walckenaer, C. A. (1805). Tableau des aranéides ou caractères essentiels des tribus, genres, familles et races que renferme le genre Aranea de Linné, avec la désignation des espèces comprises dans chacune de ces divisions.