Metellina mengei

Metellina mengei is a spider of the family Tetragnathidae 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]

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

Description

Metellina. 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 are found from May to July.[1]

References

  1. Bellmann, H. (1997). Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. Kosmos.
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