Metellina mengei

Metellina mengei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Metellina
Species: M. mengei
Binomial name
Metellina mengei
(Blackwall, 1870)

Metellina mengei is a spider of the Tetragnathidae family that is found in Europe up to Georgia. It was once considered a form of M. segmentata that occurs in spring. M. mengei is much rarer than M. segmentata.[1]

Description

M. mengei is very similar to Metellina segmentata, from which it can only be discerned by comparing genital features. It is about 5 mm long. Adults can be found from May to July.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Metellina mengei.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 3/8/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.