Metellina Mengei
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''Metellina mengei'' is a spider of the family
Tetragnathidae Long-jawed orb weavers or long jawed spiders (Tetragnathidae) are a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Anton Menge in 1866. They have elongated bodies, legs, and chelicerae, and build small orb webs with an open hub with few, wide-se ...
that is found in
Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...
up to
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...
. It was once considered a form of ''M. segmentata'' that occurs in spring. ''M. mengei'' is much rarer than ''M. segmentata''.Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. ''Kosmos''.


Description

''Metellina mengei'' is very similar to ''
Metellina segmentata ''Metellina segmentata'' is a spider in the family Tetragnathidae with a Palaearctic distribution. This spiders name is often shortened to ''Meta segmentata'', and some even call it ''Araneus segmentatus'' simply meaning, orb weaving spiders. It ...
'', from which it can only be discerned by comparing genital features. It is about 5 mm long. Adults are found from May to July.


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1758105 Tetragnathidae Spiders of Europe Spiders of Georgia (country) Spiders described in 1870