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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.
Textrix
Textrix is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. They have a mainly European distribution, with one species in Ethiopia. The type species of the genus is Textrix denticulata.
Agelenopsis
Agelenopsis, commonly known as the American grass spiders, is a genus of funnel weavers described by C.G. Giebel in 1869. They weave sheet webs that have a funnel shelter on one edge. The web is not sticky, but these spiders make up for that by running very rapidly.
Agelescape
Agelescape is a genus of funnel weavers first described by G. Levy in 1996.
Coelotes
Coelotes is a genus of funnel weavers first described by John Blackwall in 1841. A large number of species are found throughout Europe and Asia.
Ageleradix
Ageleradix is a genus of Chinese funnel weavers first described by Xu & Li in 2007.
Draconarius
genus of arachnids
Femoracoelotes
Femoracoelotes is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002. it contains only two species and is endemic to Taiwan.
Lycosoides
Lycosoides is a genus of Mediterranean funnel weavers first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1846.
Allagelena
Allagelena is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by Z. S. Zhang, Ming-Sheng Zhu & D. X. Song in 2006.
Spiricoelotes
Spiricoelotes is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002.
Bifidocoelotes
Bifidocoelotes is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002.
Eratigena
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.
Pireneitega
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Barronopsis
Barronopsis is a genus of funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin and Wilton Ivie in 1941.
Benoitia
Benoitia is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Paramyro
Paramyro is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species, both endemic to New Zealand.
Himalcoelotes
Himalcoelotes is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002. They are mostly found in China and Nepal.
Huka
Huka is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973.
Tararua
genus of arachnids
Neorepukia
Neorepukia is a genus of South Pacific funnel weavers first described by Raymond Robert Forster & C. L. Wilton in 1973. it contains only two species.
Ahua
genus of arachnids
Alloclubionoides
Alloclubionoides is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first circumscribed by Paik Kap Yong in 1992.
Hololena
Hololena is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Willis J. Gertsch in 1929.
Novalena
Novalena is a genus of North American and Caribbean funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1942.
Coras
genus of arachnids
Calilena
Calilena is a genus of North American funnel weavers first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1941.
Robusticoelotes
Robusticoelotes is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002. it contains only three species.
Urocoras
Urocoras is a genus of funnel weavers first described by S. V. Ovtchinnikov in 1999.
Tamgrinia
Tamgrinia is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967. They are found in the humid forests of the Himalayas.
Tegecoelotes
Tegecoelotes is a genus of Asian funnel weavers first described by S. V. Ovtchinnikov in 1999.
Tonsilla
Tonsilla is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by J. F. Wang & C. M. Yin in 1992.
Longicoelotes
Longicoelotes is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002.
Leptocoelotes
Leptocoelotes is a genus of East Asian funnel weavers first described by X. P. Wang in 2002. it contains only two species.
Maimuna
genus of arachnids
Notiocoelotes
Notiocoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2008 by Wang, Xu & Li.
Mistaria
Mistaria is a genus of in the family Agelenidae (funnel weavers) first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Acutipetala
Acutipetala is a small genus of southeast Asian funnel weavers native to the evergreen forests of northern Thailand. They are medium-sized spiders, to long, and are distinguished by the distinctive appearance of several genital structures, including the embolus and the median apophysis of the male pedipalp. The eyes are in two rows, both of which are strongly curved forward.
Sinodraconarius
Sinodraconarius is a genus of spiders in the subfamily Coelotinae of the family Agelenidae. The genus was established in 2018 and is endemic to Southwest China, specifically found in Tibet and Yunnan Province.
Guilotes
Guilotes is a genus of east Asian funnel weavers. It was first described by B. Li, Z. Zhao and H. F. Chen in 2018, and it has only been found in Chinese caves. The name is a combination of the Pinyin "Gui" (short for "Guangxi") referring to the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region where it was found, and Notiocoelotes, a closely related genus.
Hengconarius
Hengconarius is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Zhao & S. Q. Li in 2018.
Papiliocoelotes
Papiliocoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2016 by Zhao & Li. , it contains five species, all of which are found in China.
Nuconarius
Nuconarius is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Zhao & S. Q. Li in 2018. it contains only three species.
Sinocoelotes
Sinocoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2016 by Zhao & Li. , it contains 15 species from China and Thailand.
Cabolena
Cabolena is a genus of funnel weavers first described by J. Maya-Morales and M. L. Jiménez in 2017. it contains only three species.
Bajacalilena
Bajacalilena is a genus of funnel weavers first described by J. Maya-Morales and M. L. Jiménez in 2017. it contains only two species, both endemic to Mexico.
Gorbiscape
Gorbiscape is a small genus of funnel weavers. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020,.
Hoffmannilena
Hoffmannilena is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2016 by Julieta Maya-Morales and María Luisa Jiménez. This genus was named in honour of Anita Hoffmann. , it contains 9 species: 8 from Mexico, and 1, H. nova, from Guatemala.
Flexicoelotes
Flexicoelotes is a genus of spiders in the family Agelenidae. It was first described in 2015 by Chen, Li and Zhao. it contains 5 species, all found in China.
Troglocoelotes
Troglocoelotes is a genus of east Asian funnel weavers. It was first described by B. Li, Z. Zhao and C. T. Zhang in 2019, and it has only been found in China.
Dichodactylus
Dichodactylus is a genus of Japanese funnel weavers first described by K. I. Okumura in 2017.
Callidalena
Callidalena is a genus of funnel weavers first described by J. Maya-Morales and M. L. Jiménez in 2017. it contains only two species.
Vappolotes
Vappolotes is a small genus of east Asian funnel weavers. It was first described by B. Li, Z. Zhao and Y. X. Chen in 2019, and it has only been found in China.