The spider genus Leucauge (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Taiwan

Abstract

Nine species of the genus Leucauge belonging to the family Tetragnathidae are recorded from Taiwan. A new species, L. taiwanica, is described. Three species, L. subblanda Bösenberg & Strand, 1906, L. liui Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 and L. fastigata (Simon, 1877), are newly recorded from Taiwan. Male of L. liui is described for the first time. Four specific names are newly synonymized: L. magnifica Yaginuma, 1954 described from Japan with L. celebesiana (Walckenaer, 1842); L. bimaculata Zhu, Song et Zhang, 2003 from Yunnan, China with L. subblanda; and L. nitella Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 from Guizhou, China and L. subtessellata Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 from Taiwan with L. tessellata (Thorell, 1887). L. subblanda is revived from the synonymy of L. celebesiana.