First record of spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus with notes on overwintering

Authors

  • Maria Tsiareshyna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/eje-2019-0001

Keywords:

Agelenidae, Araneae, epigyne, fort, hibernation, Tegenaria

Abstract

First record of the spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus, along with taxonomic diagnosis and photographs are presented. Contrary to the expectations, males and females were found during overwintering in the silken sac in the fort of Brest, Belarus.

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2019-07-09

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Tsiareshyna, M. (2019). First record of spider Tegenaria ferruginea (Panzer, 1804) from Belarus with notes on overwintering. European Journal of Ecology, 5(1), 11-14. https://doi.org/10.2478/eje-2019-0001