''Metleucauge'' is a
genus
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of
long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by
Herbert Walter Levi
Herbert Walter Levi (January 3, 1921 – November 3, 2014) was professor emeritus of zoology and curator of arachnology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. He was born in Germany, and was educated there and at Leighton Park ...
in 1980.
Species
it contains eight species, found in Asia and the United States:
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Metleucauge chikunii''
Tanikawa, 1992 – China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
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Metleucauge davidi''
(Schenkel, 1963) – China, Taiwan
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Metleucauge dentipalpis''
(Kroneberg, 1875) – Central Asia
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Metleucauge eldorado''
Levi, 1980 (
type
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) – USA
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Metleucauge kompirensis''
(Bösenberg & Strand
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, 1906) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
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Metleucauge minuta''
Yin, 2012 – China
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Metleucauge yaginumai''
Tanikawa, 1992 – Japan
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Metleucauge yunohamensis''
(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
In synonymy:
*''M. sinensis''
(Schenkel, 1953) = ''Metleucauge yunohamensis''
(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)
*''M. vena''
(Dönitz & Strand, 1906) = ''Metleucauge kompirensis''
(Bösenberg & Strand, 1906)
See also
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List of Tetragnathidae species
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References
Tetragnathidae genera
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Russia
Tetragnathidae
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