Leucauge
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Orchard Spider (L. venusta) | |
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Leucauge
White, 1841
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165 species |
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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
- 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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Leucauge decorata - Kaeng Krachan National Park.jpg
L. decorata, Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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Leucauge sp, Kaeng Krachan National Park (1).jpg
L. sp., Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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Leucauge sp, Kaeng Krachan National Park (2).jpg
L. sp., Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
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Spider wyn2.jpg
L. tessellata or related species
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Mabel orchard spider (Leucauge mabelae).jpg
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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