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Taxonomy
Leucauge
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Specimen Records:689
Specimens with Sequences:259
Specimens with Barcodes:252
Species:21
Species With Barcodes:15
Public Records:33
Public Species:7
Public BINs:8
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Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Collection Sites: world map showing specimen collection locations for Leucauge
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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[edit]
- 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[edit]
Greek leukos means "white".
Gallery[edit]
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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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Mabel orchard spider, L. mabelae, Jamaica
Further reading[edit]
- Riparian insects and the diet of the riparian spider Leucauge celebisiana (Araneae: Tetragnathidae). PDF
References[edit]
- ^ Ashmole, P. & Ashmole, M. 2000. St Helena and Ascension Island: a natural history. Anthony Nelson, Oswestry. 492p.ISBN 0 904614 61 1.
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