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''Leucauge'' () is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution.
The genus was first documented in Scottish zoologist Adam White's 1841 ''Description of new or little known Arachnida''. Charles Darwin had suggested the name of the genus and collected the first specimen in May 1832, later named ''L. argyrobapta''.
A vague description and the loss of the only specimen left the genus ill-defined. ''Leucauge'' developed into something of a wastebasket taxon containing 300 loosely related species, until research in the year 2010 resolved ''L. argyrobapta'' as a synonym of the quite common '' L. venusta'' and allowed revision and reclassing of the genus. However, a 2018 paper restored '' Leucauge argyrobapta'' as a separate species.
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.
File:Leucauge sp, Kaeng Krachan National Park (1).jpg, L. sp., Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
File:Leucauge sp, Kaeng Krachan National Park (2).jpg, L. sp., Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
File:Spider wyn2.jpg, ''L. tessellata'' or related species
File:Mabel orchard spider (Leucauge mabelae).jpg, Mabel orchard spider, ''L. mabelae'', Jamaica
File:Leucauge mariana dorsal PC020091BESTDOR.jpg, Dorsal view of a mature female ''
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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
The World Spider Catalog accepted 167 species in the genus . This number includes: * '' Leucauge argyra'' * '' Leucauge argyrobapta'' * '' Leucauge celebesiana'' * '' Leucauge decorata'' * ''Leucauge digna
''Leucauge'' () is a spider genus of long-jawed orb weavers, with over 160 species and fully pantropical distribution.
The genus was first documented in Scottish zoologist Adam White's 1841 ''Description of new or little known Arachnida''. Char ...
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* '' Leucauge dromedaria'' (silver orb-weaver, horizontal orb-weaver)
* '' Leucauge mabelae''
* ''Leucauge mariana
''Leucauge mariana'' is a long-jawed orb weaver spider, native to Central America and South America. Its web building and sexual behavior have been studied extensively. Males perform several kinds of courtship behavior to induce females to copula ...
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* ''Leucauge subblanda
''Leucauge subblanda'' is one of several species of orchard spider found in Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.
References
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subblanda
Spiders described in 1842
Chelicerates of Japan
Spiders of Asia ...
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* '' Leucauge subgemmea''
* '' Leucauge tessellata''
* '' Leucauge undulata''
* '' Leucauge venusta'' (orchard spider, orchard orb-weaver)
Name
Greek λευκός (''leukos'') means "white", while αὐγή (''augḗ'') means " dawn," so called because ''Leucauge'' spiders build their firstweb
Web most often refers to:
* Spider web, a silken structure created by the animal
* World Wide Web or the Web, an Internet-based hypertext system
Web, WEB, or the Web may also refer to:
Computing
* WEB, a literate programming system created by ...
before dawn.
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Leucauge mariana
''Leucauge mariana'' is a long-jawed orb weaver spider, native to Central America and South America. Its web building and sexual behavior have been studied extensively. Males perform several kinds of courtship behavior to induce females to copula ...
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References
Further reading
* "Riparian insects and the diet of the riparian spider ''Leucauge celebisiana'' (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)".External links
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