Metellina
Metellina is a genus of tetragnathid spiders that occurs mostly in Eurasia, with two species found in North America. M. segmentata was introduced to Canada.
Species
Eurasian Armoured Long-jawed Spider
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyTetragnathidae
Observations5,889
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tetragnathidae
- Image
- Metellina mengei (aka).jpg
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Metellina is a genus of tetragnathid spiders that occurs mostly in Eurasia, with two species found in North America. M. segmentata was introduced to Canada.
Some researchers consider this genus to belong to a distinct family, the Metidae.