Leucauge
| Leucauge | |
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| Orchard Spider (L. venusta) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Leucauge White, 1841 |
| Diversity | |
| 165 species | |
Leucauge (loo-kah-gee) is a spider genus with pantropical distribution.
The body and leg shapes and the silver, black and yellow markings of Leucauge females make identification of the genus relatively easy. They have two rows of long, slender curved hairs on the femurs of the fourth leg. In most cases the web is slanted rather than vertical and the spider rests in the middle of the web with its underside facing upwards.
Selected species
- Leucauge argyra
- Leucauge celebesiana
- Leucauge decorata
- Leucauge digna – Worthy Orb-weaver – Saint Helena[1]
- Leucauge dromedaria – Silver Orb-weaver, Horizontal Orb-weaver
- Leucauge mabelae
- Leucauge subblanda
- Leucauge subgemmea
- Leucauge tessellata
- Leucauge undulata
- Leucauge venusta – Orchard Spider, Orchard Orb-weaver
Name
Greek leukos means "white".
Gallery
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L. decorata, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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L. sp., Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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L. sp., Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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L. tessellata or related species
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Mabel orchard spider, L. mabelae, Jamaica
Further reading
- Riparian insects and the diet of the riparian spider Leucauge celebisiana (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). PDF
References
- ↑ Ashmole, P. & Ashmole, M. 2000. St Helena and Ascension Island: a natural history. Anthony Nelson, Oswestry. 492p.ISBN 0 904614 61 1.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leucauge. |
- Picture of L. dromedaria
- Pictures of L. mabelae
- Leucauge decorata description and picture
- Picture of Leucauge sp., about to be eaten by Anolis carolinensis
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