- Tegenaria
Taxobox
name = "Tegenaria"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = Male Hobo spider
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Araneae
familia =Agelenidae
genus = "Tegenaria"
diversity_link = List of Agelenidae species#Tegenaria
diversity = 102 species
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = "T. agrestis"
"T. atrica"
"T. domestica"
"T. duellica" ("= gigantea")
"T. ferruginea"
"T. parietina"
"T. saeva"
"T. silvestris"
"many others"The genus Tegenaria has several famous members, including the notorious
hobo spider ("Tegenaria agrestis"), thedomestic house spider ("Tegenaria domestica") and thegiant house spider ("Tegenaria duellica").The Giant House spider is known to kill its smaller cousin the Hobo because the two compete for resources.
The Hobo Spider is possibly the most venomous of the genus "Tegenaria", though this has not yet been scientifically proven.
References
* Bolzern, A. & Hänggi, A. (2006). Phylogeny of "Tegenaria" (Araneae, Agelenidae), with special focus on the human-biting "Tegenaria agrestis"-complex: a revision using morphological and molecular data. [http://www.arachnodet.com/dokumente/ProjektTotal_BolzernHaenggi_090106.pdf PDF]
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