Leucauge argentina
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| Leucauge argentina | |
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| female from Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Leucauge |
| Species: | L. argentina |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucauge argentina (van Hasselt, 1882) | |
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Leucauge argentina is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the family Tetragnathidae. It was first described by van Hasselt in 1882 as Theridion argentinum from Sumatra, Indonesia.[1]
L. argentina is found across Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra), the Philippines, and Taiwan.[1][2] The species was first recorded from Taiwan by Tso and Tanikawa in 2000.[2]