Leucauge argenteanigra

Leucauge argenteanigra is an endemic long-jawed orb weaving spider species of the family Tetragnathidae that lives on São Tomé Island. It was first described in 1884 by Ferdinand Karsch as Meta argenteanigra.[1]

Leucauge argenteanigra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Leucauge
Species:
L. argenteanigra
Binomial name
Leucauge argenteanigra
(Karsch, 1884)
Synonyms
  • Meta argenteanigra Karsch, 1884

References

  1. World Spider Catalog (2017). "Leucauge argenteanigra, Karsch 1884". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

Further reading

  • Karsch, 1884 : Arachnoidea. Die Fauna der Guinea-Inseln S.-Thomé und Rolas. Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft zur Beförderung der Gesamten Naturwissenschaften zu Marburg, vol. 2, p. 60-68.


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