Family: AGELENIDAE C. L. Koch, 1837
funnel weavers
Similar Families
AMAUROBIIDAE DICTYNIDAE HAHNIIDAE LYCOSIDAE
Family Name Authority
Koch, C. L. 1837. Übersicht des Arachnidensystems. Nürnberg, Heft 1, pp. 1-39.
Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness
Number of Nearctic Species: 91 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Relative taxonomic/species richness for Nearctic families each with greater than 50 member species. Values in brackets are total number of Nearctic species.
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Agelena Walckenaer, 1805 |  |
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| 2 | Agelenopsis Giebel, 1869 | |
grass spiders |
| 3 | Barronopsis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 | |
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| 4 | Calilena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 | |
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| 5 | Hololena Chamberlin & Gertch, 1929 | |
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| 6 | Malthonica Simon, 1898 | |
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| 7 | Melpomene O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 | |
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| 8 | Novalena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | |
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| 9 | Rualena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | |
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| 10 | Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 | |
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| 11 | Tortolena Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 | |
Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images
Disclaimer: every attempt is made to ensure these images are accurate. To contest an identification, contact David P. Shorthouse (dshorthouse(at)eol.org).