Tegenaria angustipalpis Levy, 1996
Tegenaria angustipalpis is one of four species of Troglophilic funnel spiders (Agelenidae) recorded from several cave entrances in central and northern Israel. It does not exhibit any troglomorphic traits. In contrast with the troglobitic Tegenaria species, its eyes are fully developed and the body coloration is fairly dark. This species is closely related to other troglophilic Tegenaria species, such as Tegenaria dalmatica, but only distantly related to the troglobitic species, often inhabiting deeper regions of the same caves as Tegenaria angustipalpis.
Female
Known distribution of Tegenaria angustipalpis
photo by: Shlomi Aharon
Accession in the World Spider Catalog:
Taxonomic Classification
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Agelenidae
Genus: Tegenaria
Species: Tegenaria angustipalpis
Authors: Levy, 1996
Articles about Tegenaria angustipalpis:
Levy, G. (1996). The agelenid funnel‐weaver family and the spider genus Cedicus in Israel (Araneae, Agelenidae and Cybaeidae). Zoologica Scripta, 25(2), 85-122.
Aharon, S., Ballesteros, J. A., Gainett, G., Hawlena, D., Sharma, P. P., & Gavish-Regev, E. (2023). In the land of the blind: exceptional subterranean speciation of cryptic troglobitic spiders of the genus Tegenaria (Araneae: Agelenidae) in Israel. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 107705.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107705
Ecological Classification
Category: Troglophile
Cave zone: Entrance
Microhabitat: Near floor, near rocks