TEGENARIA ARMIGERA SIMON, 1873

(FIG. 15G–J)

Tegenaria armigera Simon, 1873: 140, 141, figs 82–87, female.

Pseudotegenaria armigera: Lehtinen, 1967: 261, transfer rejected by Brignoli (1971a).

Types

Syntypes. France: Corsica: 1 ♂, many ♀ (MNHN, 1965, 460), Simon .

Other material examined

France: Corsica and Sardinia (7 ♂, 4 ♀); Italy (3 ♀) .

Description

A detailed description was provided by Heimer & Müller (1988).

Distribution

Reported from Corsica and Sardinia.

Discussion

As mentioned by Heimer & Müller (1988) the specimen, which had been found by Roewer on Sardinia (Roewer, 1953: 49), with the SMF-Nr. 10696 belongs to Teg. pagana . However, in contrast to their statement about Brignoli’s drawing and identification (Brignoli, 1971a), the specimens from Sardinia belong to Teg. armigera .

As in other Tegenaria species, very great variation in size can be observed (e.g. Fig. 15J).