Metellina mengei (Blackwall, 1869)
(an orb-weaver spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMetellina mengei (an orb-weaver spider)
GenusMetellina (a genus of spiders)
FamilyTETRAGNATHIDAE (long-jawed spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Metellina mengei (an orb-weaver spider) :
1: Metellina mengei (an orb-weaver spider)
19 Sep 2017 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Subadult male, swept off Heather
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - left fore-leg - metatarsus and tarsus - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Subadult male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Subadult male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Subadult male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Subadult male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - pedipalp - outside dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - pedipalp - outside lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Metellina mengei (an orb-weaver spider)
31 May 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on web
Image 1: Female - on web - ventral viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey background (2)Image 4: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 5: Female - on web - latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - black backgroundImage 6: Female - on web - ventral view - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Female - on web - ventral view - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 8: Female - on web - ventral view - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 9: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey background (2)

Metellina mengei (an orb-weaver spider) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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