Eratigena saeva (Blackwall, 1844)
(House Spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEratigena saeva (House Spider)
GenusEratigena (a genus of spiders)
FamilyAGELENIDAE (cobweb spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Eratigena saeva (House Spider) :
1: Eratigena saeva (House Spider)
6 Oct 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, found indoors
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - lateral view - white backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - ventral view - white backgroundImage 6: Female - anterior view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - epigyne - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnificationImage 10: Female - epigyne - ventral view - in alcohol - close-up - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Female - epigyne - ventral view - in alcohol - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Female - epigyne - ventral view - microscope low magnification
2: Eratigena saeva (House Spider)
6 Nov 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, indoors
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - pedipalp - anterior view - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - pedipalp - outer lateral view - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Oxford, G. Identification of Tegenaria gigantea and T. saeva http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Difficult+species

Eratigena saeva (House Spider) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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