Metleucauge kompirensis
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| Metleucauge kompirensis | |
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| female from Japan | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Metleucauge |
| Species: | M. kompirensis |
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| Metleucauge kompirensis | |
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Metleucauge kompirensis is a species of spider in the family Tetragnathidae.[1] It is found across East Asia, including Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.[1]
The specific epithet kompirensis refers to the location "Saga, Kompira" in Japan, near Nagasaki. Bösenberg & Strand (1906) repeatedly mentions this location for specimens collected by Dönitz.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described as Meta kompirensis by Wilhelm Bösenberg and Embrik Strand in 1906.[2] At the same time, the synonym Meta vena was described by Dönitz & Strand.[2] In 1955, Yaginuma synonymized Meta vena with Meta kompirensis.[3] The species was transferred to the genus Metleucauge by Herbert Walter Levi in 1980.[4]
