Metellina
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Metellina is a genus of tetragnathid spiders that occurs mostly in Eurasia, with two species found in North America. M. segmentata was introduced to Canada.
Some researchers consider this genus to belong to a distinct family, the Metidae.
M. segmentata is probably the most abundant orb-weaving spider of Germany.[1]
[edit] Name
The genus name is an alteration of the related genus Meta.
[edit] Species
- Metellina curtisi (McCook, 1894) (North America)
- Metellina kirgisica (Bakhvalov, 1974) (Central Asia)
- Metellina mengei (Blackwall, 1870) (Europe to Georgia)
- Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763) (Europe to Georgia)
- Metellina merianae celata (Blackwall, 1841) (Europe)
- Metellina mimetoides Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 (North America)
- Metellina orientalis (Spassky, 1932) (Central Asia)
- Metellina segmentata (Clerck, 1757) (Palearctic (Canada, introduced))
[edit] References
- ^ Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos.
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