- Malthonica ferruginea
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Malthonica ferruginea 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Agelenidae Genus: Malthonica Species: M. ferruginea Binomial name Malthonica ferruginea
(Panzer, 1804)
Synonyms Araneus domesticus
Aranea ferruginea
Aranea subpilosa
Aranea stabularia
Tegenaria domestica
Tegenaria stabularia
Tegenaria petrensis
Philoeca domestica
Tegenaria guyoniMalthonica ferruginea is a European reddish, rather common spider with rusty markings on its back. It looks rather similar to T. parietina. It is sometimes also considered to be of the genus Tegenaria, where it has been placed for over 160 years before being transferred to Malthonica in 2005.
Females grow up to 14 mm, males up to 11 mm. The spider lives mostly near the ground, in forests and in buildings. Adults appear from May to October.
Name
The species names ferruginea is derived from Latin ferrugo "rust".
Distribution
This spider occurs in Europe, and on the Azores.
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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