Metellina
| Metellina | |
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| M. mengei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Metellina Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 |
| Type species | |
| Pachygnatha curtisi McCook, 1894 | |
| Species | |
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| Diversity | |
| 7 species | |
Yellow orb weaver spider, female - Metellina segmentata
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]
Name
The genus name is an alteration of the related genus Meta.
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))
References
- ↑ Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos.
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