Meta bourneti

Meta bourneti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Subfamily: Metinae
Genus: Meta
Species: M. bourneti
Binomial name
Meta bourneti
Simon, 1922

Meta bourneti is an orb weaving cave spider closely related to Meta menardi.[1]

It is found from Europe to Georgia and North Africa.<ref name"Platnick">Platnick, N.I. (2007). "The world spider catalog". version 7.5. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2013.</ref>

References

  1. "Rare spider species found in Highgate Cemetery vaults". BBC News. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.