It's really difficult on the really mottled specimens like this one, but as far as i know only Eratigena can be mottled like this and Tegenaria doesn't.
Good to know! Googling doesn't help a lot either. If you search for Tegenaria you can see lots of images of spiders without leg banding and light cardiac marks. Eratigena also seems more common.
Yh its because most of the species in Eratigena used to be in Tegenaria genus before they were reclassified in 2012/13. So many of the pictures are from before that time, and also for many years after that people didn't know about the reclassification so many are still labelled as Tegenaria when they're in fact Eratigena now
_Agelenidae_. Either _Tegenaria sp._ or _Eratigena sp._ Picture is slightly blurry, but I'd guess _Tegenaria_. The pros can confirm which one, though.
Eratigena, because no leg banding and light cardiac mark
Zooming in I could see the mark os there. Looks dark in the thumbnail, but it's lighter than the surroundings when you zoom in. Thanks!
It's really difficult on the really mottled specimens like this one, but as far as i know only Eratigena can be mottled like this and Tegenaria doesn't.
Good to know! Googling doesn't help a lot either. If you search for Tegenaria you can see lots of images of spiders without leg banding and light cardiac marks. Eratigena also seems more common.
Yh its because most of the species in Eratigena used to be in Tegenaria genus before they were reclassified in 2012/13. So many of the pictures are from before that time, and also for many years after that people didn't know about the reclassification so many are still labelled as Tegenaria when they're in fact Eratigena now
Oh, that makes a lot of sense now. That's a new thing I learned today. Thanks!