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Giant house spider
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Chelicerata
Class:
Arachnida
Order:
Araneae
Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
Family:
Agelenidae
Genus:
Eratigena
Species:
E. atrica
Binomial name
Eratigena atrica
(C. L. Koch, 1843)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Philoica atrica (C. L. Koch, 1843)
Tegenaria atrica C. L. Koch, 1843
Tegenaria derouetae Denis, 1959
Tegenaria deroueti Dresco, 1957
Tegenaria duellica Simon, 1875
Tegenaria gigantea Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935
Tegenaria hibernica O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891
Tegenaria larva Simon, 1875
Tegenaria nervosa Simon, 1870
Tegenaria praegrandis Fox, 1937
Tegenaria propinqua Locket, 1975
Tegenaria saeva Blackwall, 1844
The giant house spider has been treated as either one species, under the name Eratigena atrica, or as three species, E. atrica, E. duellica and E. saeva. As of April 2020[update], the three species view was accepted by the World Spider Catalog. They are among the largest spiders of Central and Northern Europe. They were previously placed in the genus Tegenaria. In 2013, they were moved to the new genus Eratigena as the single species Eratigena atrica.[2] In 2018, the three separate species were restored.[3] The bite of these species does not pose a threat to humans or pets, and they are generally reluctant to bite, preferring instead to hide or escape.
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