Eratigena
| Eratigena | |
|---|---|
| E. atrica, the giant house spider | |
| male E. agrestis (hobo spider) in France | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Eratigena Bolzern, Burckhardt & Hänggi, 2013 |
| Type species | |
| Tegenaria atrica C.L. Koch, 1843
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| Species | |
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39, See text. | |
| blue: reported countries (WSC) | |
Eratigena is a genus of spider in the family Agelenidae. Most of its species were moved from the genus Tegenaria in 2013, of which the genus name is an anagram. Two species that frequently build webs in and around human dwellings are now placed in this genus: Eratigena agrestis (known as the hobo spider in the United States), native to Europe and Central Asia and introduced to North America, and the giant house spider (Eratigena atrica), native to Europe and also introduced into North America.