# 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

As of December 2024, the World Spider Catalog accepted 44 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 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 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 borbonica Vinson, 1863 → Tegenaria domestica
* 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

## Gallery

* Agelena labyrinthica
* Agelena labyrinthica
* Agelena limbata
* A. orientalis, female
* Agelena silvatica