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Tetragnathidae Leucauge

Leucauge celebesiana (Walckenaer, 1841)

Celebes Silver Orb Weaver

This species is much larger than the closely related L. decorata. It also differs by having a pair of distinct yellow-green bands laterally at the abdomen, between the black lateral lines. The abdomen is round posteriorly. The species is rarely found in Singapore nowadays.

Length♀ 8–13 mm; ♂ 5–7 mm.
HabitatDamp places such as edges of waterfalls, but occasionally among grasses in open areas fringing forests. Also common in misty places in highlands above 1000 metres.
Type LocalitySulawesi, Indonesia.
DistributionSingapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sumatra, West Papua), Brunei, Laos, Philippines, China, Japan, India.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references

  1. Tetragnatha celebesiana (Original description ♀)

    Walckenaer, 1841 Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Tome deuxième: 222 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61095

  2. Epeira nigro-trivittata (Original description ♀)

    Doleschall, 1859 Tweede Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel: 39, pl. 11, f. 5

  3. Meta nigrotrivittata

    Simon, 1885a Arachnides recueillis par M: 38

  4. Argyroepeira nigrotrivittata (Original description ♂)

    Thorell, 1890a Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani: 198

  5. Argyroepeira celebesiana (Original description ♂)

    Simon, 1894a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier: 730, f. 807-808 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973

  6. Leucauge nigrotrivittata

    Simon, 1905c Arachnides de Java, recueillis par le Prof: 61

  7. Leucauge celebesiana (♀)

    Hogg, 1919 Spiders collected in Korinchi, West Sumatra by Messrs H: 89, pl. 8, f. 4

  8. Leucauge celebesiana

    Gravely, 1921b Some Indian spiders of the subfamily Tetragnathinae: 454, f

  9. Leucauge veterascens (Original description ♀)

    Chamberlin, 1924a Descriptions of new American and Chinese spiders, with notes on other Chinese species: 13, pl. 3, f. 27

  10. Leucauge celebesiana (♀)

    Sherriffs, 1936 Hong-Kong Spiders: 111, f. 1

  11. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Roewer, 1938 Araneae: 46, f. 30-31

  12. Leucauge celebesiana (♀)

    Nakatsudi, 1943a Some Arachnida from Micronesia: 161, f. 10a-b

  13. Leucauge magnifica (Original description ♂♀)

    Yaginuma, 1954a Note on the Japanese spiders Leucauge (included a new species): 2, f. 1-2, 5-7, 11

  14. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Yaginuma, 1960 Spiders of Japan in colour: 70, f. 66.1, 3

  15. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Lee, 1966 [Spiders of Formosa (Taiwan)]: 55, f. 19a-c

  16. Leucauge celebesiana (♀)

    Tikader, 1966b Studies on spider fauna of Khasi and Jaintia Hills, Assam, India: 150, f. 21-23

  17. Leucauge celebesiana (♀)

    Tikader, 1970 Spider fauna of Sikkim: 42, f. 24a-c

  18. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Yaginuma, 1971 Spiders of Japan in colour (enlarged and revised edition): 70, f. 66.1, 3

  19. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Chrysanthus, 1975 Further notes on the spiders of New Guinea II (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae): 23, f. 81-87

  20. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Yin, 1976 [A study on tetragnathids (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from rice fields]: 120, pl. II.1-6

  21. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Hikichi, 1977 Comparative anatomy of some internal organs in spiders of Trionycha: 154, f. 43 doi:10.2476/asjaa.27.Specialnumber_145

  22. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Song, 1980 [Farm Spiders]: 116, f. 59a-c

  23. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Wang, 1981 [Protection and utilization of spiders in paddy fields]: 85, f. 26A-E

  24. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Tikader, 1982a Part 1: 83, f. 163-167

  25. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Hu, 1984 The Chinese spiders collected from the fields and the forests: 138, f. 140.1-5

  26. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Yaginuma, 1986a Spiders of Japan in color (new ed: 127, f. 68.1

  27. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Song, 1987 Spiders from agricultural regions of China (Arachnida: Araneae): 181, f. 141

  28. Leucauge retracta (♂♀, Synonym of Leucauge veterascens)

    Song, 1988 A revision of the Chinese spiders described by Chamberlin: 127, f. 6A-C

  29. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Chikuni, 1989b Pictorial encyclopedia of spiders in Japan: 91, f. 4

  30. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Kim, 1990 A malformation of Leucauge magnifica Yaginuma: 149, f. 1-4

  31. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Chen & Gao, 1990 The Sichuan farmland spiders in China: 78, f. 98a-d

  32. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Feng, 1990 Spiders of China in colour: 105, f. 80.1-9

  33. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Chen & Zhang, 1991 Fauna of Zhejiang: Araneida: 120, f. 115.1-8

  34. Leucauge tuberculata (♂, misidentified)

    Wang, 1991a On the spiders of the family Tetragnathidae in south China (Arachnida: Araneae): 156, f. 16

  35. Leucauge celebesiana (Synonym of Leucauge retracta)

    Song & Zhu, 1992b Notes on six species of the genus Leucauge (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) of China: 112, f. 3C-D

  36. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Song, Zhu & Li, 1993 Arachnida: Araneae: 867, f. 29A-D

  37. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Zhao, 1993 Spiders in the cotton fields in China: 267, f. 127a-d

  38. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Barrion & Litsinger, 1994 Taxonomy of rice insect pests and their arthropod parasites and predators: 328, f. 1752-1754

  39. Leucauge celebesiana (♀)

    Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 Riceland spiders of South and Southeast Asia: 545, f. 338a-g

  40. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Zhao, 1995 Araneida: 983, f. 466a-d

  41. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Song, Chen & Zhu, 1997 Arachnida: Araneae: 1708, f. 6a-d

  42. Leucauge subblanda (♂♀; misidentified per Yoo et al., 2015: 39)

    Kim, Kim & Lee, 1999 A revisional study of the Korean spiders, family Tetragnathidae Menge, 1866 (Arachnida: Araneae): 48, f. 5, 30, 52

  43. Leucauge tuberculata (♂, misidentified)

    Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 216, f. 123F

  44. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Hu, 2001 Spiders in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China: 593, f. 403.1-8

  45. Leucauge magnifica (♀)

    Kim & Cho, 2002 Spider: Natural Enemy & Resources: 315, f. 847-852

  46. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Namkung, 2002 The spiders of Korea: 224, f. 18.11a-b

  47. Leucauge magnifica (♀ only, not ♂, f. 126A-D, =L. subblanda)

    Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 Fauna Sinica: Invertebrata Vol. 35: Arachnida: Araneae: Tetragnathidae: 231, f. 125A-F

  48. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Namkung, 2003 The Spiders of Korea, 2nd: 226, f. 18.11a-b

  49. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Tanikawa, 2007c An identification guide to the Japanese spiders of the families Araneidae, Nephilidae and Tetragnathidae: 101, f. 347-349, 802-803

  50. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Kim, Kim & Lee, 2008 Taxonomy of Korean Tetragnathidae (Arachnida: Araneae): 35, f. 4. 29, 29.1

  51. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Tanikawa, 2009 Hersiliidae: 410, f. 39-40

  52. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀, Synonym of Leucauge magnifica)

    Yoshida, 2009d The spider genus Leucauge (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Taiwan: 12, f. 1-4 doi:10.2476/asjaa.58.11

  53. Leucauge celebesiana (♂)

    Marusik & Kovblyuk, 2011 Spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of Siberia and Russian Far East: 235, f. 34.19-20

  54. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Zhu & Zhang, 2011 Spider Fauna of Henan: Arachnida: Araneae: 160, f. 106A-F, 107A-E

  55. Leucauge magnifica (♂♀)

    Yin et al., 2012 Fauna Hunan: Araneae in Hunan, China: 438, f. 197a-g

  56. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Kim & Lee, 2013 Arthropoda: Arachnida: Araneae: Mimetidae, Uloboridae, Theridiosomatidae, Tetragnathidae, Nephilidae, Pisauridae, Gnaphosidae: 40, f. 24A-C, pl. 12

  57. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Baba & Tanikawa, 2015 The handbook of spiders: 33, 4 f.

  58. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Zhang & Wang, 2017 Chinese spiders illustrated: 730, 6 f.

  59. Leucauge celebesiana (♂♀)

    Zhang, 2018b Tetragnathidae, Nephilidae, Araneidae: 47, f. 6-1.A-H, pl. 11

Distribution of Leucauge celebesiana (Walckenaer, 1841)

Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Indonesia (Sulawesi, Sumatra, West Papua), Brunei, Laos, Philippines, China, Japan, India.

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