Leucauge dromedaria
Species of spider
| Humped silver orb spider | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Leucauge |
| Species: | L. dromedaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1842) | |
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Leucauge dromedaria, the humped silver orb spider, is one of the long-jawed orb weaver spiders. A medium to large sized orb weaving spider, with a body length up to 15 mm long (female). Male to 6 mm. This species has a second pair of "humps" on the abdomen. Found in Australia, some south Pacific Islands and New Zealand. [1][2][3]
Taxonomy
This species was described as Meta granulata in 1842 by Tamerlan Thorell.[4] It was most recently revised in 1917, in which it was moved to the Leucauge genus.[5]
Distribution
This species is known from New Zealand, Australia and some Pacific Islands.
Conservation status
Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".[6]
References
- ^ "Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881) Humped Silver Orb Spider". Arachne.org.au. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Leucauge dromedaria (Thorell, 1881)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Ron Atkinson. "Leucauge dromedaria". Find A Spider Guide. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Thorell, T. (1881). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 17: 1–720.
- ^ Dalmas, R. de (1917). "Araignées de Nouvelle-Zélande". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 86: 317–430.
- ^ Sirvid, P. J.; Vink, C. J.; Fitzgerald, B. M.; Wakelin, M. D.; Rolfe, J.; Michel, P. (2020-01-01). "Conservation status of New Zealand Araneae (spiders), 2020" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 34: 1–37.
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