Allagelena | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Euarthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Agelenidae |
Genus: |
Allagelena Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2006 |
Type species | |
Agelena bistriata Grube, 1861 |
Allagelena is a genus of araneomorph spiders, in the family Agelenidae.
The genus was created in 2006, initially for four Chinese species previously placed in Agelena. The name Allagelena is derived from allo-, different, and the genus name Agelena, so meaning "different from Agelena", specifically in male and female sexual characters. Three further species were later transferred to this genus.
As of November 2015[update], the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species: