Agelena

Agelena is a genus of agelenid spiders first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1805. 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.

Species
, the World Spider Catalog accepted 46 species:


 * Agelena annulipedella Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
 * Agelena atlantea Fage, 1938 — Morocco
 * Agelena australis Simon, 1896 — South Africa
 * Agelena babai Tanikawa, 2005 — Japan
 * Agelena barunae Tikader, 1970 — India
 * Agelena borbonica Vinson, 1863 — Réunion
 * Agelena canariensis Lucas, 1838 — Canary Is., Morocco, Algeria
 * Agelena chayu Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China
 * Agelena choi Paik, 1965 — Korea
 * Agelena consociata Denis, 1965 — Gabon
 * Agelena cuspidata Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2005 — China
 * Agelena doris Hogg, 1922 — Vietnam
 * Agelena dubiosa Strand, 1908 — Ethiopia, Rwanda
 * Agelena funerea Simon, 1909 — East Africa
 * Agelena gaerdesi Roewer, 1955 — Namibia
 * Agelena gautami Tikader, 1962 — India
 * Agelena gomerensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Is.
 * Agelena gonzalezi Schmidt, 1980 — Canary Is.
 * Agelena hirsutissima Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
 * Agelena howelli Benoit, 1978 — Tanzania
 * Agelena incertissima Caporiacco, 1939 — Ethiopia
 * Agelena inda Simon, 1897 — India
 * Agelena injuria Fox, 1936 — China
 * Agelena jirisanensis Paik, 1965 — Korea
 * Agelena labyrinthica (Clerck, 1757) — Europe to Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan
 * Agelena limbata Thorell, 1897 — China, Korea, Myanmar, Laos
 * Agelena lingua Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
 * Agelena littoricola Strand, 1913 — Central Africa
 * Agelena longipes Carpenter, 1900 — Britain
 * Agelena lukla Nishikawa, 1980 — Nepal, China
 * Agelena maracandensis (Charitonov, 1946) — Central Asia
 * Agelena nigra Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
 * Agelena oaklandensis Barman, 1979 — India
 * Agelena orientalis C. L. Koch, 1837 — Italy to Central Asia, Iran
 * Agelena poliosata Wang, 1991 — China
 * Agelena republicana Darchen, 1967 — Gabon
 * Agelena satmila Tikader, 1970 — India
 * Agelena secsuensis Lendl, 1898 — China
 * Agelena sherpa Nishikawa, 1980 — Nepal
 * Agelena shillongensis Tikader, 1969 — India
 * Agelena silvatica Oliger, 1983 — Russia (Far East), China, Japan
 * Agelena suboculata Simon, 1910 — Namibia
 * Agelena tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992 — Canary Is.
 * Agelena tenuella Roewer, 1955 — Cameroon
 * Agelena tenuis Hogg, 1922 — Vietnam
 * Agelena tungchis Lee, 1998 — Taiwan

Former species
Species formerly placed in the genus Agelena include:
 * Agelena agelenoides Walckenaer, 1841 → Gorbiscape agelenoides
 * Agelena jaundea Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria jaundea
 * Agelena jumbo Strand, 1913 → Mistaria jumbo
 * Agelena keniana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria keniana
 * Agelena kiboschensis Lessert, 1915 → Mistaria kiboschensis
 * Agelena lawrencei Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria lawrencei
 * Agelena longimamillata Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria longimamillata
 * Agelena mengei Lebert, 1877 (nomen dubium)
 * Agelena moschiensis Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria moschiensis
 * Agelena mossambica Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria mossambica
 * Agelena nyassana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria nyassana
 * Agelena tadzhika Andreeva, 1976 → Benoitia tadzhika
 * Agelena teteana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria teteana
 * Agelena zuluana Roewer, 1955 → Mistaria zuluana