Aterigena Explained

Aterigena is a genus of funnel weavers first described by A. Bolzern, A. Hänggi & D. Burckhardt in 2010.^[1] The name is an anagram of Tegenaria. It was created in 2010 for a group of Tegenaria and Malthonica species that formed a clade in a phylogenetic analysis. The genus was later found to be monophyletic, further separating Eratigena from Tegenaria and Malthonica.

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Aterigena aculeata (Wang, 1992) – China
• Aterigena aliquoi (Brignoli, 1971) – Italy (Sicily)
• Aterigena aspromontensis Bolzern, Hänggi & Burckhardt, 2010 – Italy
• Aterigena ligurica (Simon, 1916) (type) – France, Italy
• Aterigena soriculata (Simon, 1873) – France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia)

Notes and References

1. Bolzern. A.. Hänggi. A.. Burckhardt. D.. 2010. Aterigena, a new genus of funnel-web spider, shedding some light on the Tegenaria-Malthonica problem (Araneae: Agelenidae).. Journal of Arachnology. 162–182. 38. 2. 10.1636/A09-78.1. 83969637.
2. Web site: Gen. Aterigena Bolzern, Hänggi & Burckhardt, 2010. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-07. Natural History Museum Bern.