Eratigena duellica (Simon, 1875)
(Giant House Spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEratigena duellica (Giant 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 duellica (Giant House Spider) :
1: Eratigena duellica (Giant House Spider)
4 Oct 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, in garden shed . Photos: Female adult, in situ, close-ups,
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - white background (2)Image 3: Female - in situ - behind webImage 4: Female - in situ on shed wallImage 5: Female - in situ on shed wall - close-upImage 6: Female - in situ on shed wall - close-up (2)Image 7: Female - in situ on shed wall - oblique view - close-upImage 8: Female - in situ on shed wall - oblique view - close-up (2)Image 9: Female - lateral view - white backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - white backgroundImage 11: Female - antero-dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Female - antero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 13: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 15: Female - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - white backgroundImage 16: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Female - epigyne - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 18: Female - epigyne - magnified - white backgroundImage 19: Female - opisthosoma - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Female - opisthosoma - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background (2)Image 21: Female - opisthosoma - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 22: Female - prosoma - anterior view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 23: Female - prosoma - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 24: Female - prosoma - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 25: Female - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - white background
2: Eratigena duellica (Giant House Spider) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
9 May 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Juvenile, found indoors
Image 1: Juvenile - dorsal viewImage 2: Juvenile - ventral viewImage 3: Juvenile - tibia 1 - ventral viewImage 4: Juvenile - tibiae 1 & 2 - ventral view
3: Eratigena duellica (Giant House Spider)
29 Oct 1996 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male spider dead in garage
Image 1: Male pedipalp - anterior view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Male pedipalp - final segment - anterior view - magnifiedImage 3: Male pedipalp - posterior view - magnified
4: Eratigena duellica (Giant House Spider) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
25 Aug 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Male, found indoors but photographed outside
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Male - oblique view - natural backgroundImage 3: Male - oblique view - natural background (2)

Identification Works

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

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

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