Leucauge wulingensis
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| Leucauge wulingensis | |
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| from Taiwan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Leucauge |
| Species: | L. wulingensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucauge wulingensis Song & Zhu, 1992 | |
Leucauge wulingensis is a species of long-jawed orb weaver spider in the genus Leucauge. It was first described by Song Daxiang and Zhu Mingsheng in 1992.[1] The species is endemic to China.
Leucauge wulingensis was first described in 1992 by Chinese arachnologists Song Daxiang and Zhu Mingsheng based on male specimens.[1][2] The female was later described by Zhu, Song, and Zhang in 2003.[3] The specific name wulingensis refers to the Wuling Mountains, where the type specimen was collected.
