Metellina
| Metellina | |
|---|---|
| Metellina mengei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Metellina Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941 |
| Type species | |
| Pachygnatha curtisi McCook, 1894 | |
| Species | |
| Diversity | |
| 15 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Metellina is a genus of tetragnathid spiders that occurs mostly in Eurasia, with two species found in North America. M. segmentata was introduced to Canada.
Some researchers consider this genus to belong to a distinct family, the Metidae.
M. segmentata is probably the most abundant orb-weaving spider of Germany.