Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Chelicerata Order Araneae Scientific name Malthonica silvestris | Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Infraorder Araneomorphae Rank Species | |
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Similar Malthonica, Tegenaria ferruginea, Histopona torpida, Textrix denticulata, Tegenaria parietina | ||
The rare spider species Tegenaria silvestris is mostly found in caves, or on dumps; sometimes it occurs on forest edges, or in dry forests. It constructs its web under tree trunks and dead wood, and in tree caves.
It was transferred to the genus Malthonica in 2005, but back to Tegenaria in 2013.
References
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