Leucauge White

Biswas, B. & Majumder, S. C., 1995, State Fauna Series 4 Fauna Of Meghalaya, State Fauna Series 4 Fauna of Meghalaya Part 2, Zoological Survey Of India, pp. 93-128 : 99-100

Genus 6. Leucauge White

1841. Leucauge White, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist, 7 (1): 473.

1962. Leucauge: Tikader, J. Linn. Soc. , 44 (300): 563.

Type-species Leucauge hortorum (Hentz ).

Distribution Tropical and sub-tropical countries of the world.

Key to the species of the genus Leucauge White

1. Abdomen uniformly silver white and decorated with longitudinal black bands............... ........................................................................................................................ celebesiana Abdomen not uniformly silver white and not decorated with longitudinal black bands.... 2

2. Both paired tubercles and median caudal tubercle are large and highly prominent..................................... ....................................................................... decorata Both paired tubercles and median tubercle are small and less prominent..... tessellata